Montgomery County Detention Facility Inmate Bail & Bonds

1. Which Montgomery jail has my relative?

Adults on state charges go to the McDonough Street jail; check Montgomery County Inmate Search and then call 334-832-4985. Anyone under 18 who must be held goes to the Montgomery County Youth Facility, covered below. A city-only charge may mean the city jail; Montgomery Police answer at 334-625-2651. Our Montgomery jail list covers each one.

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2. Which Montgomery number gives the bond amount?

Phone the jail at 334-832-4985 and give the Montgomery prisoner's name, date of birth and booking number. Then reach the circuit clerk at 334-832-1260 for the written order and case number. Sheriff Derrick Cunningham's office switchboard is 334-832-4980, and the warrants desk is 334-832-2516.

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3. Where and when can a Montgomery bond be paid?

Ask the jail at 334-832-4985 whether your bond is paid there or at the court that set it, and at what hours. The circuit clerk at 251 South Lawrence Street is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For a city charge, the Montgomery Municipal Court magistrate's office at 1001 Madison Avenue is open 24 hours, seven days a week. Call before you drive.

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4. Who should a Montgomery check or money order name?

Ask the jail or the clerk which payee name to write, since the jail and the court may want different ones. For city cases, Montgomery Municipal Court takes money orders or cashier's checks made out to the City of Montgomery and refuses personal checks.

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5. Can I pay a Montgomery bond by card or online?

Ask the clerk at 334-832-1260 whether your state bond can go on a card or online. Never use a payment link that arrived by text message.

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6. Will Montgomery accept land as a bond?

Yes, with conditions. Code section 15-13-152 requires the signer to own Alabama real estate, counted after loans and homestead exemptions, and every owner must sign. Ask the Montgomery clerk at 334-832-1260 whether the judge needs the land inside the county. Expect approval to take extra days.

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7. What does a Montgomery bondsman charge?

A Montgomery bondsman licensed by the state charges a nonrefundable fee to post the bond, even when the person makes every date. Get the Montgomery fee, any pledge and the missed-date terms on paper.

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8. Which charges go to Montgomery Municipal Court?

City misdemeanors and ordinance tickets from inside Montgomery go to Montgomery Municipal Court, 1001 Madison Avenue, 334-625-2776. Ask the arresting agency whether the city set its own bond. Felonies and charges from outside the city go through the county clerk.

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9. What bond ranges do Montgomery judges use?

Rule 7.2 lists $300 to $3,000 for a Class B misdemeanor, $2,500 to $15,000 for a Class C felony, and $15,000 up to no bail for murder. A Montgomery judge may go higher or lower, and the real figure is on the order.

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10. Why might the Montgomery record show no bond?

On a capital charge, Montgomery judges may refuse bond outright. Under Aniah's Law a Montgomery judge may deny bond after a hearing on murder and other listed violent felonies, and Amendment 1 (May 19, 2026) lets Montgomery judges use that power for attempted murder or for shots fired toward an occupied house or car. Montgomery staff will also keep someone wanted by probation, parole or a second county. Request the written order from the Lawrence Street clerk.

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11. Who can lower a Montgomery bond?

Only a judge, most often when the defense lawyer files a request. Without a lawyer, the Montgomery County Office of the Public Defender, 305 South Lawrence Street, 334-265-1783 (toll-free 844-457-8053), handles appointed cases; the clerk at 334-832-1260 walks families through requesting one. Jail staff simply follow the court's order.

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12. What happens after a missed Montgomery court date?

Expect a Montgomery warrant and the loss of the bond. Look up the new date on Alacourt or call the clerk, and get the person to a lawyer that day.

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13. Is Montgomery cash bond money refunded?

When a Montgomery case wraps up, the clerk refunds posted cash after taking out fines, costs or restitution. A bondsman never returns the premium. Store the receipt alongside the case number.

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14. Where are Montgomery teens held?

The Montgomery County Youth Facility is at 1111 Air Base Boulevard, Montgomery, phone 334-261-4100, the address and number the state youth-services directory also lists. Montgomery juvenile files are confidential and stay off the adult roster. Ask the facility when the hearing is set.

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15. How do Montgomery bond scams work?

The Montgomery Public Defender's Office warns that it never takes bond money. Hang up on demands for Montgomery bond money through gift cards, phone apps or wires, and dial 334-832-4985 or 334-832-1260 yourself.

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16. Which Lawrence Street and McDonough Street offices handle a Montgomery County bond?

The county jail sits on South McDonough Street, the sheriff on South Perry Street, the clerk and Public Defender on South Lawrence Street, and the city court on Madison Avenue:

• Montgomery County Detention Facility: 225 South McDonough Street, Montgomery, AL 36104, jail line 334-832-4985
• Sheriff's Office: 115 South Perry Street, 334-832-4980; Sheriff Derrick Cunningham; warrants 334-832-2516
• Circuit Clerk: 251 South Lawrence Street, 334-832-1260
• Montgomery Municipal Court: 1001 Madison Avenue, 334-625-2776
• District Attorney, 15th Circuit: 334-832-2550
• Public Defender: 305 South Lawrence Street, either 334-265-1783 or toll-free 844-457-8053

Youth intake at the Air Base Boulevard facility answers at 334-261-4100.

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17. What bond bands steer a Montgomery County judge?

A Lawrence Street judge can set an amount above or below this state chart:

• 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

Montgomery's bond bands all come from the Alabama Rule 7.2 bail schedule (https://judicial.alabama.gov/docs/library/rules/cr7_2.pdf).

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18. How does a federal arrest in Montgomery County play out?

The McDonough Street bond steps stop applying. The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama takes the case at One Church Street, and the clerk at the federal courthouse in Montgomery, One Church Street, Montgomery, AL 36104, 334-954-3600 keeps the file. The sequence:

• Federal agents or Maxwell-Gunter investigators make the arrest.
• A Church Street magistrate judge holds the first hearing.
• Pretrial officers confirm work, address and record.
• The prosecutor may ask for detention.
• Anyone released follows federal conditions instead of a cash bond.

The U.S. Marshals keep custody until sentencing: U.S. Marshals Service, 1 Church Street, Suite A-100, Montgomery, AL 36104, 334-922-6960.

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19. How can Montgomery County families locate someone in custody?

Each of these lookups is free:

• BOP: the Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator (https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/) after a federal sentence begins; before that, 334-922-6960.
• ADOC: the Alabama Department of Corrections Inmate Search (https://www.doc.alabama.gov/inmate/inmate-search/), by name or AIS number.
• County: Montgomery County Inmate Search for the McDonough Street jail.

Our Montgomery County inmate search page has more links.

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20. Can ICE hold a person at the Montgomery County jail?

Only for a short stretch. A detainer asks the McDonough Street jail to keep someone up to two working days after Montgomery charges would release them. Local bonds still have to be paid.

The ICE New Orleans Field Office, 181 James Drive W, St. Rose, LA 70087, 504-318-2360 covers Montgomery 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

A longer ICE hold often means a move out of Montgomery. Search the ICE Online Detainee Locator System (https://locator.ice.gov/odls/) with the A-number and birth country.

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21. How do I set up VINE alerts for a Montgomery County prisoner?

VINE charges nothing:

• Go to VINELink (https://vinelink.vineapps.com/) and pick Alabama.
• Enter the name or the McDonough Street booking number.
• Choose the right record.
• Select call, text or email notice for a Montgomery release or transfer.

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22. Where are Montgomery County warrants and court files posted?

Begin with these public tools:

• Alacourt: Alacourt Access public search (https://pa.alacourt.com/). Pick Montgomery; each name search is $9.99 per case.
• Clerk site: montgomery.alacourt.gov for the Lawrence Street clerk divisions.
• City warrants: Montgomery Municipal Court, 334-625-2776, or Pike Road Town Hall, 334-272-9883, for a Pike Road charge.

Turning yourself in at the McDonough Street jail beside a lawyer is often smoother than an arrest at home. That facility is at 225 South McDonough Street, Montgomery, AL 36104, 334-832-4985.

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23. Which Montgomery office should I call to verify a bond figure?

A short call can save a trip downtown:

• Montgomery Municipal Court, 334-625-2776, for a city charge.
• The circuit clerk, 334-832-1260, for a state charge.
• The jail, 334-832-4985, for holds and release timing.

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