Greene County Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds

Bail comes from a judge or magistrate. Jailers never pick the figure. Sometimes a number is printed on the warrant before booking. In other cases it gets settled at that first court appearance in Eutaw. Staff on Finches Ferry Road simply follow that paper.

Alabama Rule 4.3 has two time limits. Someone picked up without a warrant ought to get a probable-cause ruling inside 48 hours. Someone held on a warrant, still unable to meet the terms, should appear before a judge no later than 72 hours. Hitting either mark does not open the door by itself.

For the figure, ring the Greene County Jail, 951 Finches Ferry Road, Eutaw, AL 35462, at 205-372-3152. The courthouse district judge's office picks up at 205-372-3143.

Judges here pick from a short menu. The written order tells you which one applies:

• Signature release: your relative signs and promises to return. No money changes hands at first.
• Cash: you hand over the whole figure.
• Bail company: a licensed agent covers it, and you pay that agent a fee.
• Land: real property is pledged in place of cash.

Each type carries conditions. A common one bars contact with the alleged victim. Paying never wipes those out. Our Alabama bail laws page sums up state rules. To read your case order, reach the Circuit Clerk downtown at 400 Morrow Avenue, Eutaw, AL 35462, at 205-372-3598.

Rule 7.2 hands judges a chart of starting points. A Eutaw judge may land above or below it once the charge, public safety, past record and local roots are weighed. The chart reads:

• 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 C felony: $2,500 to $15,000
• Class B felony: $5,000 to $30,000
• Class A felony: $10,000 to $60,000
• Drug making or trafficking: $5,000 to $1,500,000

The full Rule 7.2 bail chart lists more. Treat these as rough guides and get the real number per charge from the jail.

The Greene County Jail is at 951 Finches Ferry Road, Eutaw, AL 35462. Ring 205-372-3152 before leaving home, then work through this list:

1. Write down the amount for each open charge.
2. Find out if that bond is handled out on Finches Ferry Road or downtown at the courthouse.
3. Ask which payment types work there, plus the grand total.
4. Carry a photo ID for whichever adult pays.
5. Hold on to the stamped receipt showing the case number.
6. Check that no second hold will keep your relative inside.

Cash loaded onto a commissary or calling account is a different pot of money. It never counts toward release.

Each case differs, so phone ahead. Families often end up at the wrong building because the two sit in separate parts of Eutaw.

• Jail: 951 Finches Ferry Road, Eutaw, AL 35462, 205-372-3152. Start here. The desk can say which building takes your kind of bond.
• Circuit Clerk: county courthouse, 400 Morrow Avenue, Eutaw, AL 35462, 205-372-3598. Hours run 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. Letters go to P.O. Box 307, Eutaw, AL 35462.

When the clerk has closed for the evening or weekend, jail staff can explain what may still happen before Monday morning.

Cash bond means the entire figure in one go. Offices in Eutaw normally take:

• Paper bills
• A postal or store money order
• A bank cashier's check

A few Alabama counties run a card kiosk with an added charge, so ask whether one exists here rather than guessing. Budget for the state fee too, which is 3.5% plus $35. The payer shows photo ID, and the receipt should carry the case number. For today's accepted forms, call the jail at 951 Finches Ferry Road, Eutaw, AL 35462, 205-372-3152.

A bail agent vouches to the court that your relative will appear at every hearing. In exchange you pay a premium, commonly near 10 percent of the bond, and you never get that premium back. Some agents also want collateral, such as a vehicle title, or a co-signer from the family.

The judge must permit a surety bond first, and the agent needs a current Alabama license. Search an agent's name with the Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board. Ahead of signing, get the premium, refund rules and every duty you take on written down. A stranger who phones and knows your relative's name has not proven a license.

Yes, when the judge allows a property bond. The court that set the figure decides whether your land is good enough. Expect to bring:

• A deed naming each owner
• A recent tax value or a fresh appraisal
• Proof that equity in the land tops the bond figure

Each name on the deed may have to sign. Should your relative skip court, that land could be lost. Ask the Circuit Clerk at 400 Morrow Avenue, Eutaw, AL 35462, 205-372-3598, whether the parcel has to sit inside this county or may be elsewhere in Alabama. Property paperwork moves slower than cash, so ask about timing too.

Check with the jail before sending a dollar through any website. Ring 205-372-3152 and ask whether your type of bond can be handled by phone or online. Staff at 951 Finches Ferry Road, Eutaw, AL 35462 can point you to the right office.

Two cautions:

• Phone-call or commissary deposits are never treated as bond. Those accounts are explained on our inmate money page.
• Any text, site or caller pushing you to wire bond cash is a warning sign. End that contact and dial the jail directly.

However you pay, ask for a receipt printed with the case number.

Most people charged get a bond, yet a handful of situations block it for now:

• A capital charge, like capital murder
• An Aniah's Law order, after a hearing, on certain violent charges
• A probation officer's or parole hold
• A warrant sent by some other county or state

Voters widened Aniah's Law on May 19, 2026. It now reaches attempted murder plus shots fired into an occupied house or vehicle. Prosecutors must request it, and a judge rules only after hearing both sides. Cases here are prosecuted by the 17th Judicial Circuit District Attorney, whose Demopolis office answers at 334-289-2149. Defense counsel can oppose that request.

Even after the bond clears, staff on Finches Ferry Road must log the order, run record checks and finish discharge forms. Plan on a few hours.

Other causes of delay:

• A second case carrying its own bond
• A hold from a different county, probation office or federal agency
• An immigration detainer
• A domestic violence charge, where bail can be delayed as long as 24 hours

Before driving over for pickup, call the jail, 951 Finches Ferry Road, Eutaw, AL 35462, at 205-372-3152 and ask if anything else is still on the record.

Yes, though only a judge can change the figure, and a defense lawyer normally makes the request. Rule 7.4 lets the court adjust the amount or conditions for good cause after prosecutors and defense both weigh in.

Give the lawyer facts such as:

• Job and pay
• The address where your relative would stay
• Children or elders who depend on them
• A history of showing up for court

That rule also makes a circuit judge revisit release terms once a jailed defendant passes 90 days without a trial. To find the file number, ring the Circuit Clerk at 400 Morrow Avenue, Eutaw, AL 35462, 205-372-3598.

At the first hearing, your relative may say a defense lawyer is out of reach financially. A sworn statement lists income, debts and dependents. If the judge agrees, a private attorney is appointed and the state covers the bill. Rule 6.3 lets the judge revisit this if finances shift. Family help with bond does not automatically cancel eligibility.

Ask the Circuit Clerk at 400 Morrow Avenue, Eutaw, AL 35462, 205-372-3598, for the steps in Eutaw. The Office of Indigent Defense Services manages appointed counsel across Alabama from 100 North Union Street, Suite 680, Montgomery, AL 36104, 334-242-7059. Speak with that lawyer before agreeing to any plea.

Skipping a date can bring a fresh arrest order and loss of the money posted. Rule 7.6 requires notice and a chance to respond. Move quickly:

1. Phone the Circuit Clerk at 400 Morrow Avenue, Eutaw, AL 35462, 205-372-3598.
2. Have your relative reach their lawyer that same day.
3. If an agent wrote the bond, let the agent know as well.

From October 1, 2026, Rule 7.3 asks each released person to give the court a cell number and email for notices, and to update both after any change. Help keep those current. A text that never arrived still leaves the court date in place.

Cash held by the court can be paid back when the matter ends, provided your relative made every date. Rule 7.6(e) lets the court release the bond and hand back the security. Any fines, costs or restitution ordered by the judge can be taken out first.

An agent's premium works differently. It pays for the agent's service, so it stays with the agent. Keep the original receipt, and give the court the payer's current mailing address. Ask the Circuit Clerk at 400 Morrow Avenue, Eutaw, AL 35462, 205-372-3598, whether any filing fee is taken from the bond and roughly when a refund check goes out.

A city charge filed by Eutaw police belongs to Eutaw Municipal Court rather than the county courts. Adults are still held at the county lockup on Finches Ferry Road. Ask the city court how it takes bonds.

• Eutaw Municipal Court: 116 Main Street, Eutaw, AL 35462, 205-372-4215. Walk-in hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays. Mail goes to P.O. Box 431, Eutaw, AL 35462.
• Card line: the city court lists 205-782-0962 for debit and credit card payments. Ask whether that line covers bonds or only fines.

Any state charge from that same arrest still runs through the Circuit Clerk.

Alabama's bail chart has no role in federal court. Federal charges from this part of west Alabama go to the Western Division of the Northern District of Alabama, which meets at Tuscaloosa's federal courthouse, 2005 University Boulevard, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401, 205-561-1670.

A magistrate judge holds a hearing under 18 U.S.C. § 3142 and chooses release conditions or detention. Money seldom settles it. Until trial, the U.S. Marshals Service keeps custody of federal defendants. Its district office is at 1729 5th Avenue North, Room 240, Birmingham, AL 35203, 205-829-6611. When a federal sentence starts, families can type a name into the Bureau of Prisons locator and see the prison.

No. Immigration holds run apart from the state charge. Form I-247A is how ICE requests advance word of a release plus a brief extra hold. That request covers as much as 48 hours past the normal release time. A paid state bond leaves the detainer in place.

This area is overseen by the ICE New Orleans Field Office, 181 James Drive W, St. Rose, LA 70087, 504-318-2360. After ICE picks someone up, use the online ICE detainee search, entering the A-number and birth country. Immigration bonds are their own process, so talk with a lawyer before paying one.

Kids do not post bail like adults. Their cases go before juvenile court, which meets in the county courthouse, 400 Morrow Avenue, Eutaw, AL 35462. Call Juvenile Probation at 205-372-6924 and ask two things: the place your child is staying and the hearing date.

Under Ala. Code § 12-15-207, a child kept in custody is owed a detention hearing in Eutaw within 72 hours. A parent or guardian should be part of any release. Because juvenile files are confidential, a child will not turn up in the adult jail search. Certain 16- and 17-year-olds facing serious felony charges go straight to adult court, and then adult bail rules apply.

Crooks sometimes target families in the hours after an arrest. Red flags include:

• A demand for gift cards, a money app or a wire
• Pressure to pay within the hour
• No case number when you ask for one

End the call. Next, dial the jail on your own at 205-372-3152 to confirm your relative is really there and to hear the true bond. The jail sits at 951 Finches Ferry Road, Eutaw, AL 35462. Hand money only to the office the jail names, and only once the figure checks out.