Muscle Shoals Police City Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds

Men go to the county jail at 201 North Main Street, Tuscumbia. Women are held at the Tuscumbia City Jail, 218 South Dickson Street, phone either 256-383-3121 or 256-386-3121, and must follow that jail's rules. Check Colbert County Inmate Search first, then call the county's 24-hour line at 256-383-0741 if you cannot tell which building has them.

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Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the jail. The sheriff's guide gives weekday hours only. If your person is booked on a Friday evening, ask the bond line at 256-386-8551 what can be done over the weekend, and ask whether a licensed bonding company can post earlier.

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Step one: carry the signed bond plus a $35 money order up to the clerk's second-floor office. Second, bring back a copy of the clerk's receipt to the jail. The jail then starts release. The money order must be payable to the Colbert County Circuit Clerk, and the sheriff's office says cash and personal checks are not taken for that fee.

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It is a bond filing fee. Pay it by money order made out to the Colbert County Circuit Clerk. The sheriff's guide says it is due within three working days of the bond. Pay it with the bond if you can, so release is not held up.

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Property bonds are taken Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Bring a printout of the property's assessment from the Revenue Commissioner. Its assessed value has to meet or top the bond. Every owner named on the printout must be present to sign. If the land is in another county, call the bond line at 256-386-8551 before you drive here.

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The sheriff's jail page lists bonding companies licensed in Colbert County, with their phone numbers. Most charge about ten percent of the bond. Have the fee and collateral terms put on paper.

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The jail's bond window follows weekday hours. People booked late Friday often wait for Monday unless a bonding company can work with the jail. Call the bond line at 256-386-8551 to ask what can be done, and ask the court clerk at 256-386-8511 about the next hearing.

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A judge sets it. The jail just carries it out. The jail can read the figure per charge, and the clerk has any newer order. Deputies cannot trim it.

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Yes. A friend or relative can post a cash bond if they show up in person during bond hours with a photo ID. For a property bond, every owner shown on the assessment must come and sign. A bonding company will set its own rules for who signs.

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Each town has its own police department and can book someone for a city charge. Ask that department where your person is and whether a city bond applies. If the charge is a county case, they may be moved to Tuscumbia. Check the county jail line, 256-383-0741, for any extra hold.

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Ask the sheriff's office at 256-383-0741 about any planned move. Until a new building opens, use the downtown jail and its weekday bond hours.

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Bail may be refused on capital counts, and Aniah's Law allows detention of certain violent-crime suspects after a hearing. Outside warrants or probation holds may stop release too. Ask the clerk for the written order.

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The jail has to receive the clerk's receipt, then it checks each charge. Allow extra time near closing at 4:00 p.m. Ask the bond line, 256-386-8551, how much time to allow.

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Expect a possible arrest order and loss of the posted money. If property secured the bond, the court may put a lien on it. The person should call a lawyer, then the clerk at 256-386-8511. The Colbert County court site lists clerk hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Courts normally return a cash bond at the end of the case, after taking out fines and costs. A bonding company's fee is kept. The $35 filing fee is a charge, not a deposit. Save every receipt.

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Juvenile cases are private, and a minor will not show on the adult roster. The state's detention list includes the Tennessee Valley Juvenile Detention Center at 2216 Missouri Street in Tuscumbia, 256-381-3520. Call the sheriff's line at 256-383-0741 to learn the teen's location and court date.

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If money is short, a judge may assign counsel. Ask the clerk at 256-386-8511 how to apply. Alabama's State Bar also runs a lawyer referral line at 800-354-6154.

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Gift cards, app payments and wires to strangers are red flags. End the call, then dial the bond line yourself at 256-386-8551 yourself. Real bond money is paid to the clerk, never to someone texting you.

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Nearly all bond steps take place in downtown Tuscumbia, at the building that holds both jail and courts. Towns keep their own courts:

• Circuit and District Court clerk: Colbert County Courthouse, 201 North Main Street, 2nd floor, Tuscumbia, AL 35674 · 256-386-8511, weekdays 8 to 4:30
• Muscle Shoals Municipal Court: 2010 Avalon Avenue, Muscle Shoals · 256-386-9210
• Sheffield Municipal Court: 600 North Montgomery Avenue, Sheffield · 256-386-5605
• Tuscumbia Municipal Court: City Hall, 116 East Sixth Street, Tuscumbia, at either 256-386-5665 or 256-383-5665
• Leighton, Cherokee, Littleville and rural areas: the circuit clerk can name the court for a charge

Men are booked into the Colbert County Jail, 201 North Main Street, Tuscumbia, AL 35674 · 256-383-0741, and the jail's bond line is 256-386-8551.

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Alabama sets a range for each charge, and a Tuscumbia judge may go above or below it. Frequent ranges:

• City ordinance: $300 to $1,000
• Class C misdemeanor: $300 to $1,000
• Class B misdemeanor: $300 to $3,000
• Class A misdemeanor: $300 to $6,000
• DUI: $1,000 to $7,500
• Class D felony: $1,000 to $10,000
• Class B felony: $5,000 to $30,000
• Class A felony: $10,000 to $60,000
• Trafficking: $5,000 to $1,500,000
• Change in 2026: Amendment 1, passed by voters on May 19, 2026, lets judges refuse bail for attempted murder and for gunfire into an occupied dwelling or car

The Alabama Rule 7.2 bail schedule (https://judicial.alabama.gov/docs/library/rules/cr7_2.pdf) has the range for each charge.

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The local bond chart is not used. These cases go to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, which keeps the federal building in Florence, 210 North Seminary Street, Room 202, Florence, AL 35630 (unstaffed office), 256-760-8415. What usually follows:

• A federal agent makes the arrest or removes the person from the Tuscumbia jail.
• A magistrate judge conducts the first appearance.
• Pretrial services writes up the person's background.
• Prosecutors may seek a detention hearing.
• Release, when allowed, comes with rules instead of a money bond.

The U.S. Marshals hold custody during the case: U.S. Marshals Service, 1729 5th Avenue North, Room 240, Birmingham, AL 35203, 205-829-6611.

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These lookups cost nothing:

• BOP: the Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator (https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/) handles federal prisoners. Someone not yet sentenced may be missing; check through 205-829-6611.
• ADOC: the Alabama Department of Corrections Inmate Search (https://www.doc.alabama.gov/inmate/inmate-search/) finds state prisoners using an AIS number or a name.
• County: Colbert County Inmate Search shows the Tuscumbia jail list.

More detail is on our Colbert inmate search page.

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Only briefly. A detainer is ICE's request that the jail hold someone at most two business days beyond the release time. The county bond is still owed.

The ICE New Orleans Field Office, 181 James Drive W, St. Rose, LA 70087, 504-318-2360 covers Colbert. Short-stay sites in Alabama:

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

Long stays are often in other states. The ICE Online Detainee Locator System (https://locator.ice.gov/odls/) searches with an A-number and country of birth.

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Which facility has the person and their custody status:

• Open VINELink (https://vinelink.vineapps.com/) and pick Alabama.
• Search by name or booking number.
• Choose the right match to see the location.
• Add a phone or email for transfer and release notices.

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These official sources help:

• Alacourt: Alacourt Access public search (https://pa.alacourt.com/). Pick Colbert; one case is included with each $9.99 name search.
• Clerk site: colbert.alacourt.gov lists the clerk's office and hours.
• Sheriff: 256-383-0741, a 24-hour line, for warrant questions.

Planning a surrender with a lawyer usually goes better than a surprise arrest.

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Confirm with these offices, since rules and amounts change:

• Colbert County Jail bond line, 256-386-8551, for the bond on file and bond hours.
• Circuit clerk, 256-386-8511, for orders, dates and the $35 filing fee.
• The town court for a city charge, using the numbers above.

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