Butler County Correctional Facility Inmate Bail & Bonds

Search Butler County Inmate Search. Next, dial 334-382-6521, the sheriff's office, and request a transfer to the jail. With the person's full name, ask for the booking number and each charge with its bond. The sheriff's office at 801 Walnut Street, 334-382-6521, also takes questions on weekdays.

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That town's police can say where the person went. Georgiana misdemeanors and traffic tickets go through the Georgiana municipal court, and Greenville city offenses start with a Greenville police report. A felony in either town goes to the county courts. Knowing which court owns the charge tells you which bond office to visit.

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A judge or court-appointed magistrate sets it, often at the person's first court appearance a day or two after arrest. Jail staff only carry out the order. The clerk at 334-382-3521 can read you the order, and the clerk's office staff include appointed magistrates.

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Pay the Circuit Clerk in the courthouse at 700 Court Square. The office is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on weekdays. Bring a government photo ID and the exact total, and ask the clerk which forms of payment are accepted. Save the receipt; it carries the case number.

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Ask the jail first. The sheriff's office, 334-382-6521, can connect you to see if bonds are being taken right then; papers go from the clerk to the jail before anyone walks out. The jail's bail page lists each step, and phoning first may spare a needless drive.

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The statewide bail guide is a starting point only. It lists $300 to $1,000 for a Class C misdemeanor, $300 to $3,000 for a Class B misdemeanor, and $300 to $6,000 for a Class A misdemeanor. DUI is $1,000 to $7,500. Judges can go above or below those numbers.

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Maybe. Phone the clerk at 334-382-3521 first, since a judge has to approve it. Have the deed, a tax assessment, and every owner ready to come in and sign. Check whether the court will take land located elsewhere in Alabama or beyond, which changes what you can offer.

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Staff can give you the list of approved companies but cannot say which is best. Ask the jail or the clerk for it, check that each agent is licensed in Alabama, and compare the written fee, the collateral, and what a missed court date will cost you.

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Visit the clerk in person, carrying a current photo ID. The clerk's office does not release warrant information over the phone. If you think a warrant exists, ask a lawyer about turning yourself in so a bond can be arranged ahead of time.

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Capital charges can mean no bail in Alabama, and Aniah's Law lets judges refuse bail on some violent charges once a hearing is held. Amendment 1, the May 19, 2026 ballot measure, let Butler County judges apply the same hearing to attempted murder and to shooting at an occupied place. Holds tied to probation, or warrants out of other counties, keep people in as well. The written order tells you the reason, and the clerk can give you a copy.

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A defense lawyer asks the judge by motion, and the judge alone decides. The jail and sheriff cannot change an order. If money for a lawyer is the problem, say so in court, or ask the clerk how appointments work.

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Expect an arrest order and the loss of the bond. The defendant should speak to a lawyer that day. Use the Butler County docket search to check the next date, and the jail's criminal court overview to see what follows.

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Once the case wraps up, the clerk usually refunds cash bond, less court debts the judge deducts. A bail agent's fee is never returned. Property bonds come with court fees and take longer to release.

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The juvenile probation office, 201 S. Conecuh Street, Greenville, 334-382-5443, handles under-18 cases. Parents can call for the child's location and hearing date. Youth cases stay confidential and never show on the adult list.

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Do not wire money, buy prepaid cards, or send an app transfer to free anyone. Hang up and call the sheriff's office at 334-382-6521 or the clerk at 334-382-3521 yourself.

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Most cases go through one courthouse on Court Square in Greenville. Georgiana is the one town with its own court:

• Butler County Circuit Court (felonies, jury trials): Butler County Courthouse, 700 Court Square, Greenville, AL 36037 · circuit clerk 334-382-3521
• Butler County District Court (misdemeanors, traffic, Greenville city cases, juvenile): same courthouse · clerk 334-382-3521
• Butler County Probate Court: 700 Court Square, Greenville, AL 36037 · 334-382-3512
• Georgiana Municipal Court: P.O. Box 310, Georgiana · 334-376-0205
• McKenzie and the countryside: District Court in Greenville hears these charges

The Butler County Correctional Facility is at 800 Walnut Street, Greenville, AL 36037. The sheriff's office across the street, 801 Walnut Street, 334-382-6521, can transfer calls.

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Butler judges use the statewide chart as a guide and can set any lawful amount. The main bands:

• Ordinance case: $300 to $1,000; violation $300 to $500
• Class C misdemeanor: $300 to $1,000
• Class B misdemeanor: $300 to $3,000
• Class A misdemeanor: $300 to $6,000
• Driving while impaired: $1,000 to $7,500
• Class D felony: $1,000 to $10,000; Class C runs $2,500 to $15,000
• Class B felony: $5,000 to $30,000
• Class A felony: $10,000 to $60,000
• Drug trafficking, making drugs: $5,000 to $1,500,000
• Murder, capital murder: starting at $15,000 and $50,000

The complete chart is the Alabama Rule 7.2 bail schedule (https://judicial.alabama.gov/docs/library/rules/cr7_2.pdf).

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A Butler bond has no role here. Federal charges from Butler go to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, at the federal courthouse in Montgomery, One Church Street, Montgomery, AL 36104, 334-954-3600. Typical steps:

• Federal agents arrest the person or collect them from the Walnut Street jail.
• A magistrate judge in Montgomery holds the first appearance.
• Pretrial Services looks into work, family and record for the judge.
• A prosecutor seeking to keep the person jailed triggers a hearing within days.
• A release order lists conditions rather than a cash number.

Federal defendants remain with the U.S. Marshals during the case. Montgomery office: U.S. Marshals Service, 1 Church Street, Suite A-100, Montgomery, AL 36104, 334-922-6960.

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Free official searches:

• Federal prisons: visit the Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator (https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/), put in the first and last name, and search; a register number shows one exact person. People in pretrial federal custody can be missing, so call 334-922-6960.
• State prisons: use the Alabama Department of Corrections Inmate Search (https://www.doc.alabama.gov/inmate/inmate-search/), where an AIS number or surname shows the prison and expected release.
• County: Butler County Inmate Search lists who is in the Greenville jail.

Our Butler inmate lookup guide explains roster entries and holds.

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With a detainer, ICE can request two more working days of custody at the Walnut Street jail so agents can arrive. The local case still needs its bond paid.

The ICE New Orleans Field Office, 181 James Drive W, St. Rose, LA 70087, 504-318-2360 covers Butler. ICE lists three Alabama jails for short holds:

• Baldwin County Correctional Center, Bay Minette, Alabama
• Etowah County Jail, Gadsden, Alabama
• Pickens County Detention Center, Carrollton, Alabama

Most long stays are out of state. Search the ICE Online Detainee Locator System (https://locator.ice.gov/odls/) with an A-number and home country.

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Very. VINE is free, and the public may use it, not only victims. A search shows custody status and which jail or prison holds the person:

• Open VINELink (https://vinelink.vineapps.com/), then select Alabama.
• Use a name, an AIS number or a booking number.
• Pick the matching record for status and location.
• Sign up for notices on release or transfer.

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Use these official tools:

• Alacourt: Alacourt Access public search (https://pa.alacourt.com/). $9.99 per name search with one case included, $9.99 for each more case; choose Butler.
• Butler clerk site: butler.alacourt.gov with the judiciary directory and court info.
• Sheriff: 334-382-6521 during the work week for warrant status.

A planned surrender with a lawyer is usually less stressful than an arrest.

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Call first, since amounts and rules change:

• Sheriff's office at 334-382-6521, which transfers callers to the jail: who is held, and the bond.
• The circuit clerk, 334-382-3521, for court dates, traffic tickets and bond papers.
• Georgiana's court, 334-376-0205, for Georgiana charges.

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