Shelby County Jail Inmate Search

Search Inmates in Shelby County Jail. Results Include: Arrests, Bookings, Criminal Records, Status, Booking No, Booking Date, Age, Bond Amount, Address Given, Charges, Statute, Court Case Number, Charge, Degree Level, Bond.

Shelby County Sheriff Overview

Shelby County is located in the central region of Alabama, USA in which the total population is 204,180. Here, the county seat is Columbiana and this county was named after Isaac Shelby, Governor of Kentucky from 1792 to 1796 and again from 1812 to 1816. Shelby County was formed on February 7, 1818. This county has a total area of 810 square miles and the zip codes of this county are 35143, 35043, 35147, 35051, 35176, 35178, 35185, 35187, 35186, 35078, 35080, 35114, 35007, 35115, 35124, and 35040.

Sheriff John Samaniego is the leading lawman around the county. You can contact him if you use the following details:

Shelby County Sheriff’s Office
P.O. Box 1095
380 McDow Road
Columbiana, Alabama 35051
Phone: (205) 669-4181
Fax: (205) 669-3865

Shelby County Sheriff

Inmate Search in Shelby County Jail

Shelby County Jail doesn’t maintain an online inmate roster list where you can see the list of the detainees. Therefore, the fastest way to locate an inmate is to call at (205) 669-4181 and make a direct inquiry to a jail officer. When you are communicating with a jail personnel, be sure to provide the first and last name of the inmate or ID number or date of birth correctly.

Important Jail Policies and Procedures

Inmates are allowed one visitation session per week. Family and friends of the inmates must come to the lobby of the Sheriff’s Office and have a video visitation session with an inmate. Visitors can schedule their visitation session by logging onto www.jailvisitor.com. They can also come to the office and use the VendEngine kiosk machine to schedule their visit. All visitors must be on the list of the approved visitor’s list and must submit a valid photo ID as a proof of identification. Therefore, all visitors must schedule their session at least 24 hours before their scheduled visitation time. The following are the visiting hours at Shelby County Jail:

You can communicate with an inmate if you send mail or letter via the U.S. Mail. Any mail or letter that is not addressed properly will be returned to the sender. All incoming or outgoing mail would be opened and inspected for contraband. When writing inmate mail, be sure to include the following mailing address:

Inmate Name and Resident Number
C/O Shelby County Correctional Facility
P.O. Box 1240
Columbiana, AL 35051

If you wish to deposit money into an inmate’s commissary account, you can send money orders in favor of the inmate. You can also leave the money orders at booking office window drop box or at visitation with an officer. There is also a kiosk machine where you can deposit money. The machine is located behind the front desk of the lobby. The kiosk machine accepts $1, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100 bills only. Another way to deposit money is to use credit or debit card. To deposit money using credit or debit card, you should visit this website:

Inmate Commissary Deposit

Sex Offender Search and Lookup

You will get relevant information regarding all registered sex offenders if you access either national or state-based sex offender database. All these people have been charged with a sexual offense against a minor or a victim. A sex offender is a person who has pleaded guilty to a sex crime including rape, statutory rape, molestation, and sex trafficking and child pornography. You can locate any sex offender at Shelby County Jail if navigate through the following link.

Alabama Sex Offender Search

The search result will show you the primary or last known addresses of the sex offenders you are looking for. You have to accept a disclosure to access information from the database.

Bail and Bondsman

According to the Rule 7.2 (Right to release on one’s personal recognizance or on bond), any defendant who is charged with a bailable offense can be released during his or her trial on his or her personal recognizance or on an appearance bond. However, if the court or the magistrate assumes that such release will not ensure the future appearance of the defendant, then the court or the magistrate will impose Rule 7.3, which will bring in onerous condition on the defendant. If you cannot afford to pay the bail money by yourself, you should hire a bail and bondsman. A licensed bail and bondsman would post the bail money for you and charge at least $100 as their premium.