Marengo County Detention Center Inmate Bail & Bonds

Search Marengo County Inmate Search first. No name listed? Ring the detention center at 334-295-2257 and give the person's name and birth date. Deputies at 334-295-4208 can also help. Someone arrested by Demopolis or Linden police can spend a short stretch in a city cell before transport to Linden.

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Bond in a state case comes from a Marengo judge or magistrate at 101 East Coats Avenue. Alabama's Rule 7.2 gives judges starting ranges, such as $300 to $6,000 for a Class A misdemeanor and $10,000 to $60,000 for a Class A felony. The judge may pick a different number.

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Take it to the Marengo County Circuit Clerk at the Linden courthouse, 101 East Coats Avenue. The phone is 334-295-2224, and the office is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. A cash bond is not paid to the arresting officer. Carry ID, the defendant's name and a case or booking number to Coats Avenue, and keep the receipt.

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At the Linden counter, cash, money orders and cashier's or certified checks are the safest picks. A personal check is commonly refused. Cards may be allowed only in some courts and for some amounts. Phone the clerk at 334-295-2224 and ask which form it will take for this exact bond before you leave home.

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After 5:00 p.m., on weekends, and on holidays, a licensed bail agent is the usual way to post. Ask the jail at 334-295-2257 which agents work with the jail.

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Use the court that holds the case. Demopolis city cases go to Demopolis Municipal Court, 301 East Washington Street, 334-289-5933; county cases go to the circuit clerk in Linden. Linden city cases go to Linden Municipal Court, 211 North Main Street, court clerk 334-295-5051. The ticket or warrant names the right Marengo court.

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A bondsman's fee, often a tenth of the bond, is kept by the bondsman. Before signing in Linden, have the fee, collateral terms and no-show penalty put in writing. Licensed Marengo bondsmen don't cold-call relatives demanding payment.

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Alabama law (Code section 15-13-152) requires the person signing to own real estate in Alabama, with the value counted after loans and exemptions. Courts often want equity above the bond amount. Ask the clerk at 334-295-2224 if the judge wants property that lies inside Marengo County, which papers to bring, and how long approval takes. All owners on the deed normally sign.

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On the Dunn Street roster, no bond can mean a grave charge, an open parole or probation matter, another county's paperwork, or a federal agency's request. Under Aniah's Law, a judge can order some violent felony suspects held without bond after a hearing, and Amendment 1 (May 19, 2026) put attempted murder and shots into an occupied Linden or Demopolis home or car on that list. Capital murder is the other common case. The Linden clerk keeps the signed order on file.

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Ask the defendant's lawyer to file a motion with the court. The judge looks at work, family, home, and past court history. For appointed counsel, check with the Linden clerk at 334-295-2224 how to ask for an appointed one. Jail staff cannot lower a bond.

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The clerk must file the bond, and then the jail processes the release. Delays often come from another charge or hold on the record. Before you pay, ask the jail at 334-295-2257 whether a second case is open in Linden or Demopolis.

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Missing a Linden date risks the posted money and a fresh warrant. Reach the Coats Avenue clerk that day about rescheduling. Look up the case on Alacourt and get a lawyer involved.

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When the Marengo case closes, the clerk returns cash bail less fines, court costs and restitution. Bondsman fees are never refunded, so keep each Linden receipt.

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Marengo County juvenile cases are heard in Linden, so call juvenile probation at 334-295-5541 to find where the teen is placed and the date of the closed hearing.

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Hang up on anyone wanting gift cards, app transfers or wires for a Linden release. Dial the jail at 334-295-2257 or the clerk at 334-295-2224 yourself. A real bondsman will not demand money unless the arrested person is part of the deal.

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The jail and sheriff share Dunn Street in Linden, the county clerk works in the courthouse on East Coats Avenue, and Demopolis runs its own city court:

• Marengo County Detention Center: 101 Dunn Street, Linden, AL 36748, 334-295-2257
• Sheriff's Office: same building, 334-295-4208; Sheriff Robert Alston
• Circuit Clerk (state bonds): 101 East Coats Avenue, Linden, either 334-295-2224 or 334-295-2219
• Demopolis Municipal Court: 301 East Washington Street, 334-289-5933
• Linden Municipal Court: 211 North Main Street, 334-295-5051
• District Attorney, 17th Circuit: Demopolis office 334-289-2149, Linden courthouse office 334-295-8634

Juvenile probation in Linden answers at 334-295-5541.

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A Linden judge can set a figure above or below these state guides:

• Class C misdemeanor: $300 to $1,000
• Class B misdemeanor: $300 to $3,000
• Class A misdemeanor: $300 to $6,000
• 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

The Alabama Rule 7.2 bail schedule (https://judicial.alabama.gov/docs/library/rules/cr7_2.pdf) lists every Marengo charge band.

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Dunn Street bond rules no longer apply. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama hears the case; its Northern Division sits in Selma, and the Mobile clerk at the federal courthouse in Selma, 908 Alabama Avenue, Selma, AL 36701 (clerk work is in Mobile), 251-690-2371 keeps the files. The steps:

• Federal agents hold the Linden or Demopolis defendant.
• A magistrate judge runs the first appearance.
• Pretrial services checks work, home and record.
• Prosecutors can ask for detention.
• A released defendant signs federal terms without posting cash.

Until sentencing, federal detainees stay with the U.S. Marshals: U.S. Marshals Service, 155 St. Joseph Street, Suite 201, Mobile, AL 36602, 251-499-6620.

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All of these searches are free:

• BOP: the Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator (https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/) after a federal sentence starts; earlier, 251-499-6620.
• ADOC: the Alabama Department of Corrections Inmate Search (https://www.doc.alabama.gov/inmate/inmate-search/), by name or AIS number.
• County: Marengo County Inmate Search for Dunn Street.

More links sit on our Marengo County inmate search page.

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Only briefly. An ICE detainer asks Dunn Street to keep a person no longer than two working days after Marengo charges would let them go. Local bonds still have to be posted.

The ICE New Orleans Field Office, 181 James Drive W, St. Rose, LA 70087, 504-318-2360 serves Marengo County. Alabama jails ICE uses for short holds:

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

Longer ICE custody usually means a move away from Linden. Use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System (https://locator.ice.gov/odls/) with the A-number and country of birth.

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It costs nothing:

• Go to VINELink (https://vinelink.vineapps.com/) and pick Alabama.
• Search by name or a Dunn Street booking number.
• Choose the right record.
• Sign up for phone, text or email notice of a Dunn Street release or transfer.

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Use these government sources:

• Alacourt: Alacourt Access public search (https://pa.alacourt.com/). Pick Marengo; a name search costs $9.99 per case.
• Clerk site: marengo.alacourt.gov explains the Linden clerk's services.
• City warrants: Demopolis Municipal Court, 334-289-5933, or Linden Municipal Court, 334-295-5051.

Turning yourself in at Dunn Street with a lawyer is often smoother than a traffic-stop arrest.

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One call before paying can save a trip:

• Demopolis Municipal Court, 334-289-5933, or Linden Municipal Court, 334-295-5051, for a city charge.
• The circuit clerk, 334-295-2224, for a county misdemeanor or felony bond.
• The detention center, 334-295-2257, for holds and release timing.

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