Why This Resource Exists
Alabama public-records law, including Code of Alabama Section 36-12-40, gives the public a path to inspect many public writings, while Code of Alabama Section 14-6-1 places county jail custody with the sheriff. Those laws do not put every jail or court detail in one online roster. Lamar County also does not publish an official online jail roster or mugshot gallery in the sources reviewed, so this site separates the local county government, Circuit Clerk, and magistrates and warrants paths from the ADOC Inmate Search, the BOP Inmate Locator, the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, and VINELink.
What Readers Can Use Here
The pages are arranged around the questions people usually have after a Lamar County arrest or transfer.
- Guidance for jail inmate records, jail roster mugshots, and court records after a jail arrest.
- Local details for the Lamar County Jail at 1118 County Road 9, Vernon, AL 35592.
- Lookup steps for county custody, ADOC sentenced-prisoner searches, federal inmate searches, ICE detainee searches, and custody notifications.
- Records-request context for sheriff records, court records, and expungement issues under Alabama Title 15, Chapter 27.
Limits of This Site
This is a privately operated reference site. It is not connected to the Lamar County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Marty Gottwald, the Lamar County Jail, the Circuit Clerk, ADOC, BOP, ICE, VINELink, or any Alabama government agency.
- It cannot release, hold, transfer, or locate a person through official custody channels.
- It cannot post bond, arrange visits, accept inmate money, or schedule jail services.
- It cannot give legal advice about charges, warrants, expungement, bond, or court strategy.
- It cannot promise that every address, phone number, locator result, or agency rule is current.
Current custody, release status, bond, and charge information must be verified with the originating office. For Lamar County Jail custody, call 205-695-7103; for court filings, contact the Circuit Clerk at 205-695-7193.
Search Partner Disclosure
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How Updates Are Handled
Jail procedures, phone vendors, court access, and state locator rules can change without a broad public announcement. The Lamar County Sheriff's Office administrative address is 330 1st Street NE, Vernon, AL 35592, while the jail is at 1118 County Road 9, so visitors should confirm the right office before traveling.
Corrections or source updates can be sent through the Get in Touch page.