No Tallapoosa County Web Roster
The official Tallapoosa County Sheriff page publishes jail facts and contact details, but it does not provide a public jail-roster search. Current county custody therefore requires direct confirmation. Call the Sheriff’s Department at (256) 825-4264 or contact the jail at 316 Industrial Park Drive in Dadeville. Jail Administrator Al Wilson is named on the county page. Sheriff Jimmy Abbett’s department operates the jail and handles prisoner transports, courthouse security, warrants, investigations, patrol, and civil process.
The Tallapoosa County Jail holds pretrial felony defendants, convicted felons, and people convicted of county misdemeanor offenses. Its county status is distinct from a state prison, a federal facility, or immigration custody. In 2024, the sheriff reported 1,727 yearly bookings, an average of 144 bookings per month, and an average daily population of 131. Those figures describe workload, not a searchable list of people. Ask staff for a current custody check using the full legal name and any known booking or case detail.
The department serves more than 700 square miles and about 1,000 miles of roads. Transfers, court trips, and release processing can make custody data change during the day. Ask when the status was checked and which agency now holds the person. If city police made the arrest, the person may still enter county jail custody while a municipal court remains the source for the city case.
The official sheriff source shows the local jail and department information used for Tallapoosa County inmate inquiries.
The published contact block is the county fallback when no web roster is available.
Check Tallapoosa County Custody
There is no verified county portal to open, so the roster process is a direct custody inquiry. Prepare enough detail to avoid confusing two people with similar names. Staff may limit information for safety, privacy, or legal reasons. A booking also changes quickly when a person bonds out, is released, appears in court, or transfers to another agency.
- Gather the person’s full legal name, date of birth, and any case or booking number.
- Call the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department at (256) 825-4264 and request a current custody check.
- Confirm whether the person is still held, has been released, or was transferred.
- Ask which court handles the charges and whether staff can disclose bond or booking details.
- Use ADOC only if the person may be serving a sentence in state custody.
A charge listed at booking is an allegation, not a conviction. It may later be amended, dismissed, reduced, or replaced by the prosecutor’s filed charge. For the court-side status and disposition, consult the Tallapoosa County arrest and charge records after identifying the correct case.
Ask separately about bond, court, and release because each answer can come from a different record. Jail staff confirm custody details they may release. The Circuit Clerk holds the state court file. Bond depends on a court order, and release time can depend on processing after the jail receives legal authority. Keep the case number for follow-up.
Tallapoosa State Inmate Search Fields
The ADOC inmate search is the official online option for currently incarcerated state inmates. It is not a Tallapoosa County Jail roster. The search accepts an Alabama Institutional Serial number or a name. Historical data is not online, and the ADOC site states that people sentenced as youthful offenders are not included.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIS | Text | Optional if name used | Alabama Institutional Serial number. |
| First Name | Text | Optional if AIS used | Used with the state inmate name search. |
| Last Name | Text | Optional if AIS used | Use the current legal spelling. |
| Search | Button | Yes | Results cover current ADOC incarceration only. |
The official ADOC search page illustrates the state-level fields and scope.
A no-match result does not rule out current custody in the Tallapoosa County Jail.
What an ADOC Inmate Profile Shows
The official research confirmed the search inputs and the database’s current-custody limit. Facility or release information may appear on a state profile, but no Tallapoosa-specific sample was inspected. The inventory below therefore separates confirmed fields from scope limits and does not promise unverified county booking fields.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| AIS number | The state inmate identifier and a search input. |
| First and last name | The name used to locate a current state inmate. |
| Current incarceration | ADOC limits the public database to people now incarcerated. |
| Historical data | Past incarceration is not available through this online search. |
| Youthful offender | ADOC says youthful-offender inmates are not included. |
| County custody | Not shown; call the Tallapoosa County jail. |
Tallapoosa County Jail Contact
Official county sources identify one Tallapoosa County jail facility at the Sheriff’s Department address. No separate annex, satellite jail, or published rated capacity was located. The jail staff list includes an administrator, lieutenant, four shift supervisors, a secretary, fifteen correctional officers, one full-time nurse, and one part-time nurse. Call before visiting because public lobby hours and custody-inquiry procedures were not posted.
Tallapoosa County Jail
316 Industrial Park Drive
Dadeville, AL 36853
(256) 825-4264
Visitation and lobby hours: call to confirm
Tallapoosa County Booking Context
The sheriff’s statistics confirm a busy local booking operation, but the county page does not publish an intake workflow or a list of roster update times. A person brought to the jail may be a pretrial felony defendant, a person convicted of a felony, or someone serving a county misdemeanor sentence. Booking and detention are not the final court result. The Fifth Judicial Circuit District Attorney prosecutes criminal cases, while the court determines appearances, bond, pleas, and disposition.
Ask jail staff which court and case number are tied to custody. District Court commonly handles misdemeanors and preliminary felony matters, while Circuit Court handles felony cases. Municipal custody may stem from a city case. If a person cannot afford counsel, appointed-counsel procedure is raised with the court at first appearance or arraignment; no separate county public-defender storefront was verified. The Circuit Clerk can explain filing and scheduling procedure but cannot give legal advice. The Tallapoosa County contact directory also confirms the sheriff and county office phone channels.
Tallapoosa County Jail Visits
The sheriff and county pages reviewed did not publish visitation days, visitor ID rules, a dress code, a mail format, a commissary vendor, or a public video-visit scheduling link. Call before travel. The sheriff reported 319 video-conferencing events in 2024, but that figure does not establish that public video visits are offered. Attorney access rules were also not posted.
| Topic | Official Detail | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Visitation schedule | Not posted | Call (256) 825-4264 before visiting. |
| Visitor ID | Not posted | Confirm current government-ID rules. |
| Dress code | Not posted | Ask jail staff before arrival. |
| Video visits | Public scheduling rules not posted | Ask whether visits are available. |
| Attorney visits | Rules not posted | Attorneys should call the jail. |
Note: Do not use an unofficial jail directory as a substitute for current visitation instructions from Tallapoosa County staff.
Tallapoosa Inmate Mail and Contact
No official source reviewed gave a mail-address format, inmate phone vendor, approved property list, or video contact process. Before mailing anything, ask jail staff how to format the inmate’s full legal name and whether a booking number is required. Confirm the sender-address rule and prohibited items. Mail can be rejected when it does not match current facility policy, so the street address alone is not enough evidence that an item will be accepted.
For ADOC custody, use the Alabama Department of Corrections contact page for the state agency’s mailing and contact channels.
The state contact path applies to ADOC facilities, not the locally operated Tallapoosa County Jail.
Tallapoosa County Inmate Funds
No official Tallapoosa County source confirmed a commissary or money-deposit vendor, transaction fee, limit, kiosk, or web portal. Verify the approved method with the jail before sending funds. Do not assume that a vendor used by another Alabama county also serves Tallapoosa County. Ask whether the person remains in county custody before making a deposit, because a release or transfer can affect where money should be sent.
The jail’s published staffing includes full-time and part-time nursing positions. For an urgent medical concern, contact the sheriff or jail directly rather than sending details through an unverified service. Staff may restrict what they disclose, but the official number is the right starting point for a time-sensitive welfare concern.
Property release, medication delivery, and approved-item rules were not published. Call before bringing anything to the jail. Staff can say whether it may be accepted, which entrance or time applies, and what identification is needed. This prevents a trip based on another jail’s rules.
Tallapoosa Sheriff App Limits
The Tallapoosa County Sheriff AL app is available through official Apple and Google Play listings. Its advertised uses include tips, crime reports, public-safety news, and communication with the sheriff. The listings do not verify an inmate lookup inside the app, so it should not be described as an app-only jail roster. Use direct county contact for custody.
ALEA’s sex-offender registry is also a separate record system. It is not an inmate list. State rules can keep juvenile, youthful-offender, or out-of-state status from public dissemination. The Tallapoosa sheriff says local registry information is available for public inspection during its stated weekday hours, but a registry match does not establish current jail custody or a current criminal charge.
The app and registry do not resolve the basic custody question. Use the jail phone for a county detainee, ADOC for a sentenced state inmate, and the responsible court for the case record. Matching the person to the correct system avoids treating a missing web result as a release or confusing two people with similar names.
The sheriff’s 2024 activity figures help explain why a live phone check is more useful than an old list. Deputies reported 293 prisoner transports, 374 warrants served, 595 incident or offense reports, and 2,565 subpoenas served. Those events can move a person between arrest, jail, court, release, and state custody. None of the totals identifies a current inmate. They describe the department’s workload and should not be used to estimate an individual’s status.
For a public jail-record request, describe the specific record rather than asking for all inmate data. A booking record, incident report, custody confirmation, and court charge are different documents. Alabama public-record rules may support access to releasable government records, yet the sheriff may redact victim information, medical facts, juvenile material, confidential identifiers, or active-investigation details. The Circuit Clerk is the better source for filed charges, hearing dates, and disposition after a court case begins.
County custody can also end without placement in ADOC. A person may bond out, complete a misdemeanor term, receive a court order, or transfer to another agency. If staff says the person is no longer held, ask whether they may disclose the release or transfer destination and time. Then confirm the court status separately, because release from jail does not by itself dismiss the charge or cancel the next court date.