What This Site Does
Alabama law makes many public records available, including records covered by Alabama Code Section 36-12-40, but access still depends on the office that holds the record. Lauderdale County has no confirmed official web page that lists county jail releases for the last 24 or 72 hours. That makes the record trail more important. The sheriff's office and detention center are the local jail source, the Circuit Clerk keeps the court record, ADOC handles state prison custody, ABPP handles parole and probation, and federal or immigration releases use separate systems.
What You Can Find
The pages are built around the records a person may need after someone leaves custody in Lauderdale County.
- Released-inmate lookup help, including the main search path, release date lookup, VINE inmate check, and post-release supervision.
- Facility pages for the county jail, Florence municipal custody path, local courts, ADOC, ABPP, VINELink, the registry, and federal or immigration release paths.
- Guidance on why a released person may not appear on a current jail roster or ADOC's current-inmate search.
- Records-request context for booking and release records, booking photos, court records, ADOC public records, and expungement limits under Alabama law.
What We Cannot Do
This is a privately run reference site. It is not part of the Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office, the Lauderdale County Detention Center, ADOC, ABPP, VINELink, any court, or any government agency.
- We cannot release, hold, transfer, or locate anyone in custody.
- We cannot post bond, arrange visitation, send money, or retrieve property.
- We cannot give legal advice or interpret a court order for a specific case.
- We cannot promise that every address, phone number, office hour, fee, or public link remains current.
Official custody, charge, release, and supervision facts must come from the office that created or maintains the record.
Search Partners
Some pages include search tools supplied by outside providers. Those providers set their own prices, terms, and result rules. If a visitor chooses a paid signup or paid report through one of those tools, this site may receive a referral fee. That support helps keep the reference pages available, but it does not give us control over partner pricing, partner data, or the completeness of any result.