Randolph County Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds

Dial the Sheriff's Office at 256-357-4545 and choose option 2 for jail business. Jail office staff work Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sheriff David Cofield's office runs the jail at 340 Probilt Drive.

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Search Randolph County Inmate Search first, then confirm with the jail at 256-357-4545. Online lists lag behind new Wedowee bookings.

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Ask the jail at 256-357-4545 where to bring it for that charge. The circuit clerk at the Wedowee courthouse, 1 Main Street South, handles the court side at either 256-357-4551 or 256-357-4626, weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed noon to 1:00 p.m.

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Treat that with care. Jail phone, video and kiosk vendors take money for an inmate account, and that money does not post a bond. Use only the payment method the Randolph jail or clerk gives you.

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A Wedowee judge or magistrate sets the bail, often from the state bands in Rule 7.2. Jail staff can read you the figure on file but cannot change it.

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Cash bonds in Randolph County are paid in full. When the judge permits, a licensed agent's surety or a land bond can stand in its place.

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Randolph bonding agents, licensed by Alabama, keep whatever fee they charge. Before you sign, get the fee, any collateral and your duty if a Wedowee date is missed in writing.

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The court may take it. The property must be in Alabama free of title problems and worth at least the bond in equity, and all deed holders may need to sign at the Wedowee clerk's office.

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Bond amounts change after a hearing, a new charge or an added hold. Call the jail at 256-357-4545 for today's figure before you bring money.

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An outside warrant, a probation hold or an ICE detainer can stop release. Aniah's Law also lets a Randolph prosecutor request a Wedowee hearing to hold someone without bail when the charge is murder, first-degree robbery or another covered count, and the voters' Amendment 1 of May 19, 2026 brought in attempted murder and Randolph shootings into a lived-in home or a filled car.

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After the bond is posted, the jail finishes its paperwork and checks for other holds before letting the person out. Ask the jail at 256-357-4545 what remains.

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Town charges are bonded through the town court. Roanoke City Hall, 809 Main Street, answers at 334-863-4129, and Wadley Town Hall, 265 Highland Circle, at 256-395-2261. For a Wedowee town charge, ask the jail which office takes the bond.

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Bond cuts in Randolph start with a defense motion and a Wedowee hearing. Steady work, family in Randolph County and a clean court history can help. The court can name a lawyer for someone with no money for one.

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Expect a warrant and a bond forfeiture order, and a bail agent may begin looking for the person. Call the clerk at 256-357-4551 quickly to ask how to get back on the docket.

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When the case is over, the court decides on a cash bond refund, and fines or costs may come out first. Ask the clerk where the check is mailed. An agent's fee is not refunded.

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A youth under 18 goes through juvenile court, not the adult roster. Randolph County Juvenile Court, 256-357-2618, knows the youth's location and next court date.

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Gift card, crypto or app payment demands are not from the Wedowee jail. End the call and dial 256-357-4545 yourself to check.

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Randolph keeps its jail on Probilt Drive and its courts on Main Street South in Wedowee, and three towns run courts:

• Randolph County Jail: 340 Probilt Drive, Wedowee, AL 36278, 256-357-4545, option 2
• Sheriff's Office: 256-357-4545; Sheriff David Cofield
• Circuit Clerk: 1 Main Street South, either 256-357-4551 or 256-357-4626
• District Attorney, 5th Circuit, Randolph office: 256-357-2675
• Town courts: Roanoke 334-863-4129, Wadley Town Hall 256-395-2261

Randolph County Juvenile Court can be reached at 256-357-2618.

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Randolph judges can pick an amount from these state ranges:

• 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

Wedowee courts take these ranges from the Alabama Rule 7.2 bail schedule (https://judicial.alabama.gov/docs/library/rules/cr7_2.pdf).

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State bands stop mattering. The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama takes the case, with the Eastern Division courthouse in Opelika, and the clerk at the federal courthouse in Opelika, 701 Avenue A, Opelika, AL 36801 (open for trials; clerk work is in Montgomery), 334-954-3600 keeps the docket. The path:

• Federal agents arrest the Randolph defendant.
• An Opelika or Montgomery magistrate judge holds the first appearance.
• A pretrial officer checks the person's home, job and record.
• Federal prosecutors can ask the court to keep the Randolph defendant jailed.
• Release, if granted, comes with federal conditions rather than cash.

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

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Families can use these:

• BOP: the Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator (https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/) once a federal sentence starts; earlier, 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: Randolph County Inmate Search for the Probilt Drive jail.

Our Randolph County inmate search page lists other tools.

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Yes. An ICE detainer can keep a Randolph inmate for up to two business days once Randolph would free them, but the county bond must still be paid first.

The ICE New Orleans Field Office, 181 James Drive W, St. Rose, LA 70087, 504-318-2360 handles Randolph County. ICE's Alabama short-stay jails are:

• 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 away from Wedowee. Look the person up on the ICE Online Detainee Locator System (https://locator.ice.gov/odls/) using the A-number and birth country.

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VINE alerts are free:

• Visit VINELink (https://vinelink.vineapps.com/) and select Alabama.
• Enter the inmate's name or Wedowee booking number.
• Choose the Randolph County record.
• Sign up for calls, texts or emails when Wedowee lets the inmate go or moves them.

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Check these:

• Alacourt: Alacourt Access public search (https://pa.alacourt.com/). Select Randolph; a name search costs $9.99 per case.
• Clerk site: randolph.alacourt.gov for the Main Street South clerk.
• Town warrants: the Roanoke, Wedowee or Wadley court that issued it.

With a lawyer's help, a person can surrender at the Probilt Drive jail on a planned day.

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Phone first and skip a wasted trip to Wedowee:

• Roanoke court, 334-863-4129, or Wadley Town Hall, 256-395-2261, for a town case.
• The circuit clerk, 256-357-4551, for a state case.
• The jail, 256-357-4545, for holds and release.

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