People arrested by deputies, state troopers on I-65 and U.S. 80, and the town police in Hayneville and Fort Deposit all come to this Highway 21 jail.

• Hayneville Police Department, through Town Hall at 241 West Tuskeena Street: either 334-548-2128 or 334-548-2028
• Lowndes County Sheriff's Office: 334-548-2151
• Fort Deposit: call the town at 334-227-4841 or the sheriff.

Interstate stops on I-65 near Fort Deposit are common. A trooper arrest still leads to the Hayneville facility.

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Call 334-548-2222. Spell out the name and give the birth date. Ask whether the Lowndes booking is done, whether the person already left, went to a hospital, or is wanted by Montgomery, Dallas or Butler County.

Yes for small things. Minor offenses and many traffic charges in Lowndes end with a ticket and a date in court. Ticketed people go home and stay off the roster, though missing that date invites a warrant. DUI, felonies and domestic arrests mean a trip to Highway 21.

Hayneville judges have 48 hours to approve an arrest made with no warrant. Miss that, and the facility must release the person at the lowest schedule amount or on a signature, unless the charge carries possible denial of bail.

Warrant cases where the person can't post bond are heard within 72 hours. On domestic violence charges, a Lowndes judge must set bail, which can take up to a day.

The warrant carries an amount from Alabama's bond schedule, which a Lowndes judge can move. For instance, a Class A misdemeanor such as first-degree criminal mischief appears on that schedule at $300 to $6,000; a Class C felony like third-degree burglary at $2,500 to $15,000.

You may post the entire sum in cash (refunded at case end if the person made every date), use a licensed bondsman (their fee is gone), offer land, or ask for release on signature. For listed violent crimes, Aniah's Law lets a Lowndes judge deny release outright once a hearing is held. Beginning May 19, 2026, Amendment 1 even lets a judge withhold bail on an attempted murder charge and for firing a gun into an occupied truck, car or home. Read our Lowndes bond page.

Ask the detention facility first. The circuit clerk at 1 South Washington Street, Hayneville, 334-548-2252, keeps bond orders and takes court bonds weekdays until 4:30.

Carry a photo ID and know the inmate's legal name. Beyond the bond itself, Alabama collects 3.5% of the face amount, with floors of $100 (misdemeanor) and $150 (felony), and a $35 filing fee. A Hayneville bondsman's premium is separate.

Lowndes District and Circuit Court sit in Hayneville. Misdemeanors, traffic and early felony stages are District Court's; Circuit handles felonies after indictment. Prosecution comes from the 2nd Circuit district attorney, whose office is at 700 Court Square, Greenville, 334-382-7444.

Fort Deposit's town court is reached through 334-227-4841. Our Lowndes court explainer describes each step.

A Lowndes judge assigns a lawyer when the accused can't afford one, at the first Hayneville hearing.

Highway 21 staff record inmate phone and video sessions, so the case should be discussed only with that attorney.

Check the roster, then call the facility or the Washington Street clerk to get the case number and full charge names. A felony conviction in Alabama can carry state prison, while misdemeanor punishment ends inside a year. Hayneville's clerk shows public files at no cost; Alacourt charges online.

Call 334-548-2222 and ask for the supervisor. Give the diagnosis, prescriptions and pharmacy. Medical staff at the Lowndes facility decide treatment and send emergencies to a hospital, often in Montgomery. Tell them clearly about any self-harm risk.

Sign up online with the jail's video service to schedule, or call 334-548-2222. Video visits can happen from home on a phone or laptop, or at the facility's own visitation screens. Approval is required first.

To learn today's Lowndes visiting times, look online or phone the facility. See our Lowndes visitation guide and remote visits guide.

One provider runs both calls and video. Register your phone number so calls from Hayneville connect, and fund the account. Automated payment fees are capped at three dollars. Deposits for commissary go online, by phone, or through a kiosk if offered.

Guides: phone accounts, money, messages, tablets, commissary.

Lowndes envelopes must show the inmate's name and booking number; cash is never allowed. Check our Lowndes mail guide for photo rules.

Belongings go home with the person at release. Ask if a family member may collect keys or a phone before then.

After bond posts, the Highway 21 paperwork can take a few hours. Call first, and bring a ride, since Hayneville has little public transit.

When the court orders a sentence of more than twelve months, the person usually becomes a state prisoner in the care of ADOC. The person waits in the local jail for a state transfer. The first ADOC stop is an intake or reception prison for processing. ADOC staff classify each person for any gang ties, their medical and mental health, and security risk. Their final move is a prison that matches those results.

Check the ADOC inmate search to follow the move. Our Alabama state prison guide lists prison addresses.

Ask the sheriff's office at 334-548-2151. Bringing a lawyer to a planned surrender, bond arranged in advance, is the safer path.

The Sheriff's Office, located at 1 Washington Street, Hayneville, AL 36040, takes surrenders, and its phone is 334-548-2151 for bond questions.

Minors are kept out of the adult facility and off its roster. The Lowndes district judge sits as juvenile judge, and the juvenile probation officer in Hayneville, 334-548-2591, screens every youth arrest and may return the Lowndes child to a parent, work it out informally, or file a petition. Lowndes has no youth detention center, so detained children are taken to a contract facility elsewhere. The Lowndes juvenile judge has three days, weekends included, to hold the detention hearing, and the county's most serious teen cases can be moved up to adult court.

A federal case normally starts after agencies including the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and Homeland Security Investigations make an arrest. The federal court in Montgomery handles Lowndes County cases for the Middle District (Northern Division): Frank M. Johnson Jr. U.S. Courthouse Complex, One Church Street, Montgomery, AL 36104, 334-954-3600. Soon after, the person sees a U.S. magistrate judge for an initial appearance. Nobody uses a bail chart in U.S. court. A detention hearing works out the release terms, applying the federal Bail Reform Act. A pretrial services officer first meets the defendant and reports for the court.

Start on Lowndes County Inmate Search first. Until sentencing, U.S. Marshals can house federal prisoners in the Hayneville jail under contract. Marshals staff serving Lowndes County know the location of federal prisoners; call 334-922-6960. Its office is at 1 Church Street, Suite A-100, Montgomery, AL 36104. Following a prison sentence, a prisoner transfers to a BOP prison. Follow them through the federal inmate locator.

• ICE hears about an arrest through fingerprints staff take. ICE may then issue a detainer with the Hayneville jail.
• The cap is 48 extra hours past release. Saturday does not freeze the count.
• Even with bond paid, the detainer remains in place.
• During those hours, ICE can arrive to take custody. If ICE misses the deadline, the jail should free them on the local case.
• The next stop is ICE's call.
• Search the online detainee locator with their alien number (A-number) plus country of birth. Without the A-number? Use their full name together with birth country and birth date instead.
• For questions, call ICE's New Orleans field office at 181 James Drive W, St. Rose, LA 70087, 504-318-2360.

The press seeking a booking photo not shown online can contact the sheriff's office, 334-548-2151. Federal booking photos stay private for the public and press. Photos taken by the U.S. Marshals are released only in narrow cases: to find a wanted fugitive, for urgent public safety or to help an arrest or to warn people. To get an ICE booking photo, submit a FOIA request to ICE and wait for ICE's answer.

Treat it as a scam. Lowndes deputies and court staff don't take bail by wire, gift card or app over the phone. End that call; then dial 334-548-2222 yourself. Pay only the clerk, the facility's official deposit service, or a bondsman you found yourself.

Call the Lowndes County Detention Facility at 334-548-2222 about custody, bonds or visiting. Court paperwork questions go to the circuit clerk at 334-548-2252.