Autauga County Jail Roster Overview
No official browser-based Autauga jail roster was found on the Sheriff's Office website in the inspected sources. The researched app signals indicate that the Autauga County Sheriff AL app may carry a current Jail Roster under the Metro Jail tab, but the public web pages did not expose the roster records directly. For public users, that means the roster path is app-first where available, followed by Sheriff's Office phone or in-person inquiry for booking records that are not visible online.
The Autauga County Metro Jail page is the official county source for facility identity and basic jail facts.
The county page confirms Metro Jail basics, but it should not be confused with a searchable inmate roster.
Autauga Metro Jail is administered by Captain Larry Nixon. The facility opened in May 2004, replaced the old jail built in 1970, has 138 beds, employs 40 people, and houses both city and county inmates. It is the local jail for people arrested in Autauga County before bond, first appearance, release, transfer, or local detention. State prisoners after commitment are searched through ADOC, and federal inmates are searched separately through the Bureau of Prisons.
How to Access the Autauga County Inmate Roster
The researched public web sources support a practical access path rather than a normal county roster URL. Use the sheriff app if installed, then call the Sheriff's Office when the app is unavailable, unclear, or does not show the person. Do not rely on private jail sites for current custody, bond, or release details.
- Check the Autauga County Sheriff AL app and look for the Metro Jail or Jail Roster area.
- If the app does not show a record, call the Sheriff's Office at (334) 361-2500 and ask for Metro Jail custody or booking information.
- Use the county Metro Jail page for facility basics and sheriff contact context.
- For sentenced state custody, search ADOC instead of the county jail path.
- For federal custody, search the Bureau of Prisons inmate locator and check federal court records when applicable.
The Autauga County Sheriff AL app is listed in both the Apple App Store and Google Play, with Autauga County Sheriff's Office / OCV identified as the developer or publisher. The app listings describe public-safety news, crime reporting, tip submission, interactive features, and communication with county residents and visitors. The research also notes app signals for a current Jail Roster under the Metro Jail tab. Treat that as the likely official mobile access point for current local roster information, but verify time-sensitive details by phone because app listings do not replace jail staff confirmation.
The app is not for emergencies. Call 911 for active safety issues, medical emergencies, or urgent law-enforcement response. For routine custody questions, call the Sheriff's Office at (334) 361-2500 and ask whether the person is currently housed at Metro Jail, released on bond, transferred, or no longer in county custody. If the caller needs court dates, charge status, or certified disposition rather than current custody, the Circuit Clerk and court-record channels are the better source.
Names can also be hard to match after an arrest. Use the full legal name, date of birth if staff request it, and any case, warrant, or booking number that came from an officer, bond paperwork, citation, or court notice. If the person was arrested by a city police officer, ask whether the person is housed at Metro Jail or whether the city court has the next appearance. If the person was arrested on a state charge that later became a felony case, custody may be local while the court record moves between District Court and Circuit Court.
ADOC Inmate Search Fields
The ADOC inmate search is the official statewide search for currently incarcerated Alabama state inmates.
Use ADOC when a person has moved from county custody to state prison; it does not replace the Metro Jail roster for recent local bookings.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIS / inmate number | Text | Optional | Use if known; exact rendered label may vary. |
| First Name | Text | Optional | Narrows current-inmate results. |
| Last Name | Text | Optional/expected | Common search input; historical data is not available online. |
| Search | Button | Yes | Returns currently incarcerated ADOC inmates only. |
What an Inmate Profile Shows
Autauga's browser pages did not expose sample county roster profiles, so county booking fields should be treated as app-gated unless verified in the sheriff app or by jail staff. ADOC profiles commonly identify state custody information for current prisoners. Youthful offenders are not included in ADOC public search, and historical ADOC data is not available online.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | The person in custody or the state inmate profile. |
| AIS number | ADOC's state inmate identifier when the person is in state custody. |
| Facility | The ADOC institution or custody location; county roster facility details may be app-only. |
| Custody status/location | Whether the person is currently incarcerated and where ADOC reports custody. |
| Booking date | Expected for a sheriff roster, but not visible in the inspected public web HTML. |
| Charges | Expected for a county roster; court charge details should be verified through court records. |
| Bond | Expected for some jail rosters; confirm current bond with jail or court staff. |
| Sentence/release information | May appear in ADOC profile data where available. |
Autauga County Jail Facility
Autauga County's local detention facility is the Metro Jail, operated under the sheriff. The county page identifies the administrator, capacity, staffing, opening date, and city/county inmate role, but it does not publish a complete online visitor or commissary rule set.
Autauga County Metro Jail
162 W 4th Street
Prattville, AL 36067
(334) 361-2500
Call before visiting; official visitation schedule was not located online.
| Facility | Administrator | Capacity / Staff | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autauga County Metro Jail | Captain Larry Nixon | 138 beds; 40 employees | Opened May 2004; replaced old 1970 jail; houses city and county inmates. |
Booking, Charges, and Court Records
A county jail record and a court case record answer different questions. A booking record concerns custody: arrest, intake, charge information supplied at booking, bond, housing, and release or transfer. A court record concerns prosecution: complaint, warrant, indictment, charge, plea, hearings, disposition, sentencing, costs, and probation. One arrest can produce several charges, and those charges can be amended, reduced, dismissed, or carried into Circuit Court after prosecutor review.
The sheriff side is the practical path for current custody. The Circuit Clerk and Alacourt paths are the practical route for court charges, court dates, case status, disposition, and certified criminal case records. If a person disappears from a county roster, possible explanations include release, bond, transfer to another local agency, commitment to ADOC, federal custody, or a restricted record category.
Metro Jail is also different from a long-term prison record. The county jail may hold a person before first appearance, while bond is pending, while a city or county sentence is being served locally, or while transfer paperwork is pending. ADOC custody begins after commitment to the Alabama Department of Corrections. Federal custody can involve the U.S. Marshals, a federal contract facility, BOP, and federal court dockets. A complete search may require checking all three layers when the arrest path is unclear.
For court follow-up, match the custody fact to the court source. District Criminal and Traffic questions go to Room 117 through the Circuit Clerk. Circuit Criminal matters also route through Room 117 but use the Circuit Criminal division. Felony cases can begin with a lower-court appearance and later move into Circuit Court after prosecutor or grand-jury action. A jail roster may show a charge label, but the court file is the source for charge amendments, plea, dismissal, conviction, sentence, and costs.
State and Federal Custody Searches
The Alabama Department of Corrections homepage links state correctional resources, including inmate search and related public information.
ADOC is the correct path after a person is committed to state prison, not for every recent Autauga booking.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator is separate from county jail and ADOC custody.
Use BOP for federal custody questions; an Autauga-related federal case may also appear in PACER rather than county court records.
Visitation, Mail, and Commissary Gaps
Autauga County's official web pages confirm Metro Jail facility and sheriff contact information but do not publish a complete visitation, mail, phone, video visitation, commissary, money-deposit, or tablet-provider schedule online. Call the Sheriff's Office or use the sheriff app before traveling. Do not rely on third-party jail pages for current visiting hours or money-deposit vendors.
| Topic | What to Verify With Jail Staff |
|---|---|
| Visitation | Schedule, ID requirements, dress code, child visitor rules, attorney visits, and whether visits are in-person, video, or both. |
| Required inmate mailing format, booking number rules, banned items, photo rules, publication rules, legal mail, and mail scanning. | |
| Commissary / money | Current vendor, deposit methods, account limits, fees, and refund rules before sending funds. |
| Phone / video | Provider, registration steps, rates, blocks, recording notices, and attorney-call handling. |
Ask jail staff whether visits require advance scheduling, whether visitors must arrive early for screening, and whether a government photo ID is required. Ask separate questions for attorney visits because legal visitation is usually handled differently from public visits. For commissary or phone deposits, confirm the current vendor before sending money; the inspected official sources did not identify a vendor, so naming a private service without confirmation would be unreliable.
People traveling to the jail should also confirm whether the visit is at the Sheriff's Office and Metro Jail area or whether a court appearance is instead at the courthouse. The Probate Office is across from the newer Metro Jail, and the courthouse is nearby on North Court Street. That compact downtown layout helps, but it can still cause confusion when a person has both a custody issue and a court setting on the same day.
ALEA Sex Offender and Fugitive Searches
ALEA's Community Information Center provides sex offender, fugitive, missing-person, and alert searches. ALEA's sex offender materials explain that local law enforcement registers offenders and forwards information to ALEA for state repository entry. The public registry is not complete for every offender status; some offenders are not publicly disseminated because of juvenile, Youthful Offender Act, or out-of-state status.
The ALEA driver license page is connected to traffic clearance and license-status issues, not a jail roster.
ALEA can be relevant when a court case affects license status, but custody status still belongs with the jail, ADOC, or BOP depending on where the person is held.
Federal District Notices and Custody Context
The Middle District of Alabama news page includes current federal court notices for the district that includes Autauga County.
Federal court notices are not a county jail roster, but they help explain why some Autauga-related arrests or custody events may belong to federal records instead of county jail pages.