Demopolis is about 20 minutes north, so a Demopolis arrest still means a drive to Dunn Street in Linden.

• Marengo County Sheriff's Office (Thomaston, Sweet Water, Faunsdale, Dayton, rural roads, U.S. 80 and U.S. 43): 334-295-4208

City arrests can carry city charges in Demopolis or Linden municipal court, while deputies' arrests go to Marengo District Court.

It shows who's at Dunn Street now; write down the booking number for deposits and letters.

A Demopolis arrest may first go through the police station before the ride to Linden, and booking itself (prints, photo, medical intake, warrant search) takes more time.

Call 334-295-2257 and give the Linden staff the name exactly as it is on their ID, plus the birthday. Ask whether the person was booked, has bonded out, was taken to a hospital, or is held for a nearby county like Sumter, Greene or Dallas.

For small offenses and traffic charges in Marengo, officers often hand out a ticket with a date in court. A Marengo ticket means no booking, so the name won't be on the Dunn Street roster. Missing the date can create a warrant. Linden city court is 334-295-5051, and Demopolis Municipal Court 334-289-5933.

If Marengo officers arrested without a warrant, a judge or magistrate has 48 hours to approve probable cause. Otherwise Dunn Street must release the person at the lowest bond on Alabama's schedule or on a signature, except where Alabama permits holding a Marengo defendant without bail.

People jailed in Marengo on warrants they can't pay go before a Linden judge in three days. Domestic violence bail in Marengo is set only by a judge, which can take 24 hours.

Marengo bond amounts come from the state schedule printed on the warrant. A Marengo Class A misdemeanor like third-degree domestic violence lists $300 to $6,000 there, though domestic cases need a judge first. Judges in Linden can change any amount.

Choices: pay the entire bond in cash (refunded when the case closes, if every hearing was attended), hire a licensed bail agent (fee not returned), pledge a deed, or get a signature release. Aniah's Law allows a no-bail hearing for listed violent crimes. A newer amendment, Amendment 1, lets a judge deny bail for attempted-murder charges or for firing into an occupied building or car. It started on May 19, 2026. See the Marengo bail page.

The clerk takes it, not an officer. Marengo's circuit clerk works inside the Marengo County Courthouse, 101 East Coats Avenue, Linden, either 334-295-2224 or 334-295-2219, open Monday through Friday until five.

Use the office that holds the case. Bring photo ID. On top of the bond, Alabama collects 3.5% (Marengo misdemeanors pay no less than $100, felonies no less than $150) and a $35 filing fee.

Marengo is part of the 17th Judicial Circuit with Greene and Sumter. District Court handles misdemeanors, traffic and early felony hearings; Circuit Court handles felonies after indictment.

City cases: Linden Municipal Court, 211 North Main Street, Linden, 334-295-5051; Demopolis Municipal Court, 301 East Washington Street, 334-289-5933. See the Marengo court steps.

The person should ask the Linden judge at the first appearance. When someone can't pay, a lawyer is appointed.

Dunn Street phone calls and video visits are recorded. Tell your loved one to keep the case details for the attorney.

Charges on the roster may be shortened. Ask the detention center at 101 Dunn Street, Linden, AL 36748 (334-295-2257) or the clerk at 101 East Coats Avenue, Linden, AL 36748 (334-295-2224) for full names and the case number. A Marengo felony can bring state prison; misdemeanors stay under a year in jail. Files can be read free at the clerk's counter or on Alacourt for a charge.

Call 334-295-2257 and alert the supervisor. Explain the illness, list the prescriptions and name the pharmacy. Marengo's jail medical staff decide on care; emergencies go to a hospital in Demopolis or beyond. Mention any suicide risk right away.

Video visits at the Marengo County Detention Center cost $6. Marengo families can connect from a home phone or laptop, or at the Linden jail's visit stations, once you've registered. Linden's visiting slots change, so look online or phone Dunn Street for current times. Our Marengo visitation guide and from-home visit help explain more.

Inmate money goes on through an online store account, and each email costs a quarter. Calls use a prepaid account you fund for your number. Lobby kiosks may also take deposits.

Marengo guides: calls, deposits, email, tablets, commissary store.

Put the booking number and full name on each letter, no cash. Check our Marengo mail guide before sending photos. Belongings come back at release; ask whether a Marengo relative may sign for keys earlier.

After bond posts, Linden release can take a few hours, so phone Dunn Street before heading out.

Sentences longer than twelve months are carried out by ADOC. Until then, they wait in the local jail until ADOC finds a bed. Their first state stop is a reception center for processing. There, ADOC check health and mental health needs, security level and gang connections. Then, ADOC sends them to a prison that fits them.

Search the ADOC inmate search for their location. For each prison, read Alabama state prisons.

Call the sheriff at 334-295-4208, or Demopolis or Linden police for city warrants. A lawyer can set up a planned surrender with bond ready.

The Sheriff's Office, located at 101 Dunn Street, Linden, AL 36748, takes surrenders, with bail questions taken at 334-295-4208.

Juvenile files are confidential and minors aren't on the roster. Juvenile probation, 334-295-5541, can tell you where the youth is and when the hearing is set.

Marengo has no youth detention center. Youth who must be held are placed in a regional center under contract; probation staff can name the place. A hearing must happen within 72 hours.

Officers from the Marshals or the DEA carry out most federal arrests. Federal charges from this county go to the Northern Division of Alabama's Southern District, in Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 908 Alabama Avenue, Selma, AL 36701. That Selma courthouse has no full-time clerk; phone the clerk's office in Mobile, 251-690-2371. Soon after, the defendant goes before a magistrate judge. The court uses a report from a pretrial officer about work, family and record. This court doesn't have a bail schedule. The court settles whether they can leave at the detention hearing guided by federal bail law (the Bail Reform Act).

Many federal detainees stay in the Linden jail rented by the U.S. Marshals during the case. Search VINELink for Marengo County right away, where a Marshals hold can be listed. The district's Marshals staff in Mobile can tell you where they are: 251-499-6620, 155 St. Joseph Street, Suite 201, Mobile, AL 36602. Any prison term leads to a move into BOP custody. The BOP locator tracks their location.

• Booking prints are compared through federal records that ICE uses. ICE can then issue a detainer.
• Making bond doesn't end the ICE hold. It only starts the clock.
• That form tells jail staff to hold the inmate no longer than 48 hours beyond release time. That's two straight days, measured from the normal release.
• ICE agents usually pick them up at the Linden jail within that window. A missed pickup means the person goes free on the local case.
• Check the ICE Online Detainee Locator with an A-number plus country of birth. People without the A-number can use the exact name plus birth country and date of birth.
• The next stop is up to ICE.
• Alabama is covered by the New Orleans ERO office: 181 James Drive W, St. Rose, LA 70087, 504-318-2360.

ICE shares booking photos only through ICE's online FOIA request and ICE's approval. For a photo that isn't public, the media may phone the sheriff's office at 334-295-4208 and ask. Federal agencies don't share mugshots with reporters or families. The policy is narrow: the Marshals release a photo only for someone who escaped, when the photo could help find them or alert the public, or if it is required immediately to protect the public.

It's a scam. Marengo bail is paid to the clerk, not to a caller asking for gift cards, wires or app payments. Hang up and dial 334-295-2257 yourself.

Ring the Marengo County Detention Center at 334-295-2257; when Dunn Street can't pick up, the sheriff's office, 334-295-4208, will connect you. Court paperwork questions go to the Linden clerk at 334-295-2224 or Demopolis Municipal Court at 334-289-5933.