A second trap is a website called inmate.bibbsheriff.us. It belongs to Bibb County, Georgia, and won't show anyone held in Alabama.

It depends on where the arrest happened. The county's main towns each have their own police: - West Blocton Police Department, 1139 Main Street, West Blocton, 205-938-7622 (weekday office hours). Centreville police answer at 205-926-5052, Brent police at 205-926-4647 and Woodstock police at 205-938-9790.

Arrests on county roads, in Woodstock and in rural areas are made by sheriff's deputies or state troopers. The small town departments don't run long-term jails. Someone may wait at a police station while paperwork is done, but adults are then taken to the county jail in Brent.

If you don't know which agency was involved, call the sheriff's office at 205-926-4683. After hours, the dispatch line is 205-926-3129. Either one can check the jail and tell you who brought the person in.

Check VINELink for Bibb County first and call Bibb jail staff to be sure.

Look on VINELink for Bibb County, then call 205-926-9581 with the full legal name and birth date to double-check. Staff can give you the bond amount and say whether there is any other hold, such as a warrant from another county or a probation hold. Searching in Bibb?

Write down the jail ID number when you find it. Mail, deposits and calls all go more smoothly with it. VINELink is a free statewide service that can text or call you when the person's custody status changes. Its AlaVINE phone line is free to call at 877-846-3425.

Booking takes time. Officers take fingerprints and photos, list property, check for other warrants and do a health screening. A new arrest may not show online for several hours.

Still nothing? Centreville deputies at 157 SW Davidson Drive, Suite 200, Centreville, AL 35042 answer 205-926-4683, and the jail desk picks up on 205-926-9581. The person could have been released, taken to a hospital first, or held by a different county. Ask plainly, and keep the birth date ready, since common names can match more than one person.

For many traffic and lesser charges, officers in Bibb can hand over a signed ticket listing a court day instead of booking the person. Nobody released that way shows up on the jail list. Ask the person directly whether they signed a ticket. Keep that paper, because skipping the court date can lead to a warrant and a real arrest later.

Drunk driving stops, or a driver with no ID the officer can trust, tend to end with booking in Brent rather than a ticket.

Alabama's court rules set clear time limits. After an arrest without a warrant, a judge or magistrate must find probable cause within 48 hours. If that doesn't happen, the person must be released on the lowest bond on the schedule, unless the charge can't be bailed.

A warrant arrest works on a longer clock. When the bond written on the warrant can't be paid, a judge has 72 hours to see the person, go over the charges, take up the lawyer question and look again at the bond amount. Domestic violence cases are different. The person waits for a judge before bail is set, but no longer than 24 hours.

Bond papers are filed with the circuit clerk inside the Bibb County Courthouse, 35 Court Square East, Centreville, AL 35042, 205-926-3103. Clerk staff work Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. Until 4:30 p.m., and closes for lunch from noon to 1:00 p.m. Call the jail first to get the exact amount on every charge. Aniah's Law lets a Centreville judge refuse bail, after a hearing, for certain violent charges. Another change, Amendment 1 (since May 19, 2026), lets judges withhold bail for attempted-murder cases plus shooting into an occupied car, house or building.

Most bonds follow the statewide schedule, though judges can raise or lower them. Under that chart, the top misdemeanor level, Class A, falls between $300 and $6,000, while a mid-level Class C felony is $2,500 to $15,000. You can pay the full amount in cash, hire a bondsman from the court's approved list, pledge land in the county, or ask for a signature bond. The state adds a fee of 3.5% of the bond, with set minimums and maximums, plus $35. A bondsman's charge is separate and is not returned. Our Bibb bond guide walks through each choice.

For a small set of very violent charges, such as murder or first-degree robbery, a judge can deny bail after a hearing.

State cases are heard at the courthouse in Centreville. Centreville's courthouse stands on 35 Court Square East, Centreville, AL 35042; the circuit clerk's line is 205-926-3103. Misdemeanors and the early steps of a felony are in District Court. Felonies move to Circuit Court after a grand jury returns an indictment.

A charge written by Brent or Centreville police under a city law may go to that city's municipal court instead. The ticket or bond paper names the court. If it doesn't, the circuit clerk can tell you where the case was filed. The Bibb court process page explains each step.

Tell the judge at the first hearing that money is short, and ask for appointed counsel. The judge decides whether they qualify. In Bibb, that means a local private attorney picked by the court.

Until that lawyer calls, the person in custody should keep case details off jail phones and screens, since recordings are common.

Felonies are the serious crimes, punished by more than twelve months with the state. Misdemeanors top out at twelve months, served locally. Each level is split into classes, A being the most serious.

The clerk's office will show you the court papers for free at the counter in Centreville. Alacourt has Alabama case records online, but it charges for each search.

Call the jail at 205-926-9581 and ask for the shift supervisor. Explain any medicine, allergy, pregnancy, mental health need or recent injury. Staff may not share health details back with you, but they can pass the warning to medical staff.

If the arrest left injuries, write down what you saw, when and where, and take photos. Give that to the defense lawyer. For an emergency happening outside the jail, call 911.

Visit times aren't listed online, and visits may be grouped by last name, housing unit or both. Call 205-926-9581 before you drive to Brent and ask which window your person has, or look for the schedule online. Bring a valid photo ID, and expect to be searched. Our visitation page covers dress and conduct rules that most jails use.

Many jails now also offer video visits, either from a screen at the jail or from home on a phone or computer. Ask staff whether Bibb offers home visits and how to sign up. Our remote visit guide explains how they work.

Nobody can phone in to an inmate, but they can call out. Calls are collect or paid from a prepaid account in the family's name. The jail store also sells prepaid calling cards. Ask staff how to set up a prepaid account so calls to your number go through. Our phone account guide has the usual steps.

Bibb takes deposits over the internet. Choose Alabama and the Bibb County Jail, then search by the person's legal name. If the site gives you trouble, the jail can point you to other ways to pay. The money is used for snacks, hygiene items and calls from the jail store. See how to send money for tips on fees and limits.

Send letters with the full name and jail ID on the envelope, and use plain paper and plain envelopes. Don't send cash, stamps, stickers or anything with perfume or tape. Bibb jail mail: our Bibb County guide.

Items taken at booking, like a phone, wallet and keys, are stored and returned at release. If something is needed at home, ask staff whether the person can sign it out to you.

Release can take a few hours after bond is posted, because staff have to check for holds and return property. Plan a ride home ahead of time. If another county or agency has a hold, the person may be handed over instead of walking out.

Terms over twelve months are handled under ADOC. For now, the person stays in the county jail until the state schedules the move, which can take weeks. Then, they go to an intake center for check-in. At intake, ADOC weigh any gang ties, custody level, and physical and mental health. The next step is a prison that suits their needs.

For their location, try the ADOC online search. Our state prison page explains every state prison.

The sheriff's office is at 157 SW Davidson Drive, Suite 200, Centreville, 205-926-4683, and after-hours dispatch is 205-926-3129. Staff can tell you whether there is an active county warrant. City warrants may be held by the Brent or Centreville police.

If someone has a warrant, a defense lawyer can help plan a surrender. Turning in on purpose often means bond can be posted the same day.

Turn-ins are handled by the Sheriff's Office at 157 SW Davidson Drive, Suite 200, Centreville, AL 35042, and its phone is 205-926-4683 for bond questions.

Juvenile probation is on the courthouse second floor, 205-926-3101. The county doesn't operate a youth lockup, so a detained child is driven to a facility elsewhere that Bibb pays for. State law gives the juvenile judge 72 hours, counting Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, to hold a detention hearing.

Juvenile records are private, so a child won't appear on the adult roster. Some 16- and 17-year-olds charged with the most serious felonies are charged as adults and can be held in the adult jail.

Federal agents from agencies like the U.S. Marshals Service, the ATF, IRS Criminal Investigation or the DEA carry out federal arrests, sometimes with state troopers. A federal case will be handled by the Northern District of Alabama (Western Division), whose courthouse is in Tuscaloosa Richard Shelby Federal Building and Courthouse, 2005 University Boulevard, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401, 205-561-1670. The Tuscaloosa courthouse isn't staffed daily, so phone the clerk's office in Birmingham at 205-278-1700. An initial appearance happens quickly, before a federal magistrate judge. Bail isn't set from a chart in federal court. Following the federal Bail Reform Act, a judge holds a short hearing and settles what conditions apply. The court reads a report from pretrial services.

Search VINELink for Bibb County right away; there a Marshals hold can be listed. Many federal defendants wait in the Centreville jail contracted by the U.S. Marshals. Phoning the Marshals at 205-829-6611 can confirm where they are held; the office is at 1729 5th Avenue North, Room 240, Birmingham, AL 35203. After a prison sentence, a prisoner goes to federal prison (the BOP) when a bed opens. Find them through the federal inmate locator by name.

• ICE learns about most arrests from booking prints deputies take. ICE can then file a detainer.
• The limit is 48 extra hours beyond release. Weekends and holidays count toward the 48 hours.
• Even with bond posted, the detainer remains active.
• During the hold, ICE can come to pick them up. If they don't come, the sheriff should release them.
• ICE's detainee locator finds people with the A-number and country of birth. Without the A-number? Enter the exact name plus country of birth and birth date instead.
• Their next facility depends on ICE and may change.
• For questions, contact the New Orleans field office: 181 James Drive W, St. Rose, LA 70087, 504-318-2360.

The sheriff's office at 205-926-4683 handles news requests for booking photos. ICE's FOIA form is the only way to get an ICE mugshot; ICE decides. U.S. mugshots aren't released with reporters or the public. Exceptions are limited. The Marshals can share a booking photo for a wanted fugitive, for immediate community safety or to help a capture or warn the public.

If a stranger phones about a Bibb arrest and wants gift card numbers, a wire or an app payment, treat it as a con. Jails, courts and licensed bondsmen don't work that way. Hang up and call the jail at 205-926-9581 yourself before paying anyone.

Phone the Bibb County Jail at 205-926-9581 to confirm custody, bond and holds. For court dates and bond paperwork, call the circuit clerk at 205-926-3103 on weekdays.