The Randolph County Jail sits at 340 Probilt Drive, Wedowee, AL 36278. The county sheriff's office runs it, and it can hold up to 110 people. Officers keep it staffed around the clock, all year. Paperwork goes through the office crew on weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., holidays excepted.

Dial 256-357-4545 and press option 2 for jail business. Letters never go to the Probilt Drive street address. They go to the post office box instead, headed by the inmate's full name and ID number, followed by PO Box 347, Wedowee, AL 36278. Deputy or town officer, it makes no difference: every adult arrested in the county goes through booking at this single jail.

Go to the sheriff's inmate roster. Each row shows a person held today, with age, sex, race, booking date, height and weight. A photo link in the row opens that person's mugshot. Type a last name, then check that the age and booking date fit the person you know.

Copy the booking number down, because deposits, letters and phone accounts all need it. Only people jailed right now appear, so a released person may vanish from the page. The county website links the same current inmate list. When details look off or no name comes up, phone the Probilt Drive jail at 256-357-4545, option 2.

Booking on Probilt Drive takes a while. Deputies fingerprint and photograph each arrival, run a screening, then look for warrants. A name can stay hidden until all of that is done. Spelling slips hide names too, so try other spellings and any other last name your loved one goes by.

Other things explain a blank result. The person might have bonded out already, might be at a hospital in Roanoke or Wedowee, or might have been claimed by Clay County, Chambers County or a Georgia county on a separate case. Ring the jail at 256-357-4545, option 2. Share the full name and birthday, then ask for the person's current location and the agency behind the arrest.

Yes. On some minor charges, the officer may hand over a citation, a slip that lists a court date, then free the person right there rather than haul them to Probilt Drive. Rule 4.3 permits that for eligible offenses. In that case no booking record or mugshot exists, though a court case still does.

Treat the date on that slip as binding, since skipping that date can bring a warrant. Ask your loved one for the paper, or phone the court printed on it. Tickets from town officers go to that town's court, like Roanoke Municipal Court at Roanoke City Hall, 809 Main Street, Roanoke, AL 36274, 334-863-4129. County tickets go to District Court, and the circuit clerk at 256-357-4551 has those dates.

Rule 4.3 sets the clock. For someone arrested with no warrant, a Wedowee judge reviews probable cause, a fair basis for the arrest, inside 48 hours. Anyone held on a warrant who cannot post bail is due a hearing inside 72 hours. With domestic violence charges, bail can slip about a day, until a judge reviews it.

That first hearing covers the charge, a lawyer and bail. It is not a trial. Hitting those time marks does not mean automatic release either. Phone the jail at 256-357-4545, option 2, to learn the hearing time and whether any bond figure exists yet.

Bail is the judge's call, and the jail only records it. Many figures come from Alabama's suggested ranges. A "no bond" entry means a judge still has to act, at times on an Aniah's Law request to hold the person without bail. Alabama voters widened that rule through Amendment 1 on May 19, 2026, and the list now covers attempted murder plus gunfire aimed at a home, car or building with people inside.

Depending on the order, release can be bought with cash, a licensed bonding agent, property, or a signature alone. Plan on extra court charges, for example a 3.5% fee and a $35 fee. Each step of posting bond appears in our bail and bond guide, while our Alabama bail laws page holds the statewide rules. Holds placed by other agencies can keep someone on Probilt Drive even after the bond clears.

The circuit clerk works inside the Randolph County Courthouse, 1 Main Street South, Wedowee, AL 36278. Call the main line at 256-357-4551; county listings also show 256-357-4626 for that office. Its doors are open weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with a lunch closing from noon to 1:00 p.m.

After hours, call the jail at 256-357-4545, press option 2, and learn the overnight route for bonding out. Carry a photo ID and the booking number, and keep each receipt. Funds placed on a phone or commissary account never count toward bond. If a town court set the bond, that town court collects it, so read the bond paper before you drive anywhere.

Both District Court and Circuit Court sit at the courthouse on Main Street South. District Court hears misdemeanors from deputies and troopers, traffic matters, and the opening stage of each felony. Circuit Court gets felonies after indictment, along with jury trials. Charges that Roanoke, Wedowee or Wadley officers write inside town limits usually stay in that town's court.

State cases are brought by the 5th Judicial Circuit District Attorney, with a Wedowee office at 256-357-2675. For the next date, ring the circuit clerk at 256-357-4551. Our court guide explains every type of case, the penalties, and each stage from the first appearance through trial.

The jail or the clerk can read off each charge along with its case number. Try the jail at 256-357-4545, option 2, or the circuit clerk at 256-357-4551, with the legal name and birthday ready. Keep in mind that the booking charge may shift once prosecutors file the case in court.

Felonies can bring prison, while a misdemeanor conviction can bring up to twelve months on Probilt Drive. The clerk lets you read the paper file for free at the counter in the county courthouse, 1 Main Street South, Wedowee, AL 36278. On the web, Alacourt Access searches state cases for $9.99 per case. Remember that a charge is an accusation, and nobody has been found guilty yet.

Yes. When a defendant can't afford counsel, a Wedowee judge appoints one. Raise the request when the defendant first appears in court; a sworn form listing income, debts and dependents goes with that request. Under Rule 6.3, the court may revisit that choice if finances change. Relatives covering the bond don't automatically cancel the right to appointed counsel.

Jail calls get recorded, so save every talk about the facts for the lawyer. The circuit clerk at 256-357-4551 can explain the form. For the statewide program behind appointed lawyers, the contact is the Office of Indigent Defense Services, 100 North Union Street, Suite 680, Montgomery, AL 36104, 334-242-7059.

Ring the jail at 256-357-4545, press option 2, and request a supervisor. Describe the health problem plainly. Pass along each medicine, its dose, the pharmacy that fills it and any allergies. So the note reaches the right file, include the legal name and birthday.

Treatment choices belong to the jail's medical staff, and a serious emergency is sent to an outside hospital. If you worry about self-harm, speak up right away and explain why. Hold off on mailing or dropping off pills until staff explain the process. A serious health problem that seems ignored is worth raising with the defense lawyer too.

Visits on Probilt Drive happen by video, and the same video company processes deposits. Because visit hours shift, look at the provider's site or ring the jail at 256-357-4545, option 2, for this week's schedule. Find out whether you may log on from home with your own phone or computer, and what each session costs.

Registering goes faster with the booking number and legal name in front of you. Ask about ID rules for visitors and whether kids can sit in. Rules are covered in our visitation guide, and account setup is explained in our video visit guide. Keep visits upbeat, and leave any talk about the case for the lawyer.

Kimbells Food By Design supplies commissary for the Wedowee jail. Orders for Wednesday delivery have to be in by 6:00 p.m. each Monday. Commissary is funded apart from video visits and other deposits, so confirm which account your money lands in before sending it.

Every deposit needs the legal name plus the booking number, and each receipt is worth saving. None of these balances pays a bond. Our guides explain the choices for sending money, commissary and tablets. If a deposit disappears, phone the Probilt Drive jail at 256-357-4545, option 2, with the date and transaction number.

Combined Public Communications, known as CPC, runs the jail's phones. Once you open an account, the person inside can call out to you. CPC customer service answers account questions at 877-998-5678. Every call from Probilt Drive is recorded, so nobody should mention the case on a call.

Our phone guide covers setup and payment for calls, and our messaging guide covers electronic messages. A balance for one service may not cover another, so check before adding funds. When calls fail, note the time and any error message, then reach the jail at 256-357-4545, option 2.

Envelopes belong at the post office box, never at Probilt Drive. Use three lines:

• Line 1: the inmate's full legal name and inmate ID number
• Line 2: Randolph County Jail
• Line 3: PO Box 347, Wedowee, AL 36278

Add the booking number to each envelope, plus your own complete return address. Cash sent through the mail is turned away, so use an approved deposit instead. Skip anything the jail hasn't cleared, such as medicine or photos you can't replace. Our mail guide explains what may be sent and how legal mail and magazines are handled.

Wallets, keys, phones and other things collected at booking are stored on Probilt Drive and returned at release. If the person heads to another jail or a prison instead, find out whether those belongings travel along or wait in Wedowee for pickup.

Another adult can sometimes collect property once the inmate signs a release form. Ring the jail at 340 Probilt Drive, Wedowee, AL 36278, 256-357-4545, option 2, before making the trip, and ask about ID and pickup times. Evidence held for the case is a separate category, and it stays locked up as evidence until the court or the prosecutor releases it. Bring questions about evidence to the defense lawyer.

For a county warrant, ring the sheriff's office at 256-357-4545. A state case may also show up on Alacourt Access for $9.99 per case, or through the circuit clerk at 1 Main Street South, Wedowee, AL 36278, 256-357-4551. Town warrants come from whichever Roanoke, Wedowee or Wadley court signed them. Searching a record won't make a warrant go away. A lawyer can arrange for a planned turn-in at the county lockup, 340 Probilt Drive, Wedowee, AL 36278, on an agreed day. On that day, bring photo ID and court papers, and be ready for booking and a bail decision.

For a county arrest, the mugshot usually sits on the sheriff's inmate roster next to the person's name. A news reporter may ask the sheriff's office at 256-357-4545 for a mugshot that the roster leaves out.

ICE and federal arrests run under other rules. Photos from an ICE booking must be sought through ICE's online records request, and ICE decides whether to release them. Federal booking photos are withheld from reporters and the public alike. Only the U.S. Marshals, who take them, may release one, and only to help catch an escapee or fugitive, to warn the public, or when quick release is needed for safety.

Phone Randolph County Juvenile Court at 256-357-2618. Kids are never held with adults on Probilt Drive and stay off the adult roster. The district judge takes up juvenile cases at the courthouse, 1 Main Street South, Wedowee, AL 36278. A probation officer decides if the child goes home with a parent, if the matter can be handled informally, or if a petition goes to court.

Because there is no youth lockup in the county, a child who must be detained is sent to a youth center outside the county, and the court can say which one. Detained kids see the judge fast, inside 72 hours. On the gravest charges, teens of 16 or 17 may face adult court. Families without money for counsel get a court-appointed lawyer for the child.

Federal arrests in this area often involve agencies like Homeland Security Investigations or the FBI. Federal court for the county meets in the G.W. Andrews Federal Building, 701 Avenue A, Opelika, AL 36801. The clerk's staff are not in Opelika daily, so call the Montgomery clerk's office at 334-954-3600. A magistrate judge holds a first hearing quickly, and an officer from pretrial services interviews the defendant and reports back.

Check the county inmate list first, since the Marshals often house federal defendants in the Wedowee jail during the case. The Marshals track every federal prisoner: 1 Church Street, Suite A-100, Montgomery, AL 36104, 334-922-6960. After sentencing comes a federal prison. Search by name in the BOP inmate locator.

Booking fingerprints are shared with immigration officials, so ICE hears about most arrests. ICE may then file a detainer asking the Probilt Drive jail to keep the person up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released. Weekends count toward that window. Bonding out does not erase the detainer; the 48 hours simply begin then. Officers may collect the person during the hold, and if nobody comes, release should follow.

Once ICE has custody, search the ICE Online Detainee Locator System using the A-number and birth country. Lacking the A-number, type the exact name, birthday and home country. ICE chooses the next facility. Alabama detainers are managed by ICE's New Orleans Field Office, 181 James Drive W, St. Rose, LA 70087, 504-318-2360.

Prison terms over 12 months usually mean a transfer to the Alabama Department of Corrections, or ADOC. Step one, the person waits on Probilt Drive until state transport comes. Step two, a reception prison processes them. During classification, staff weigh security risk, health needs, mental health and any gang ties. Step three is assignment to the prison that fits those findings.

To follow along, use the ADOC inmate search, where entering the six-digit AIS number beats a name search. Details on each prison are in our Alabama prison guide. After arrival, switch to the new prison's mail and visit rules rather than the Wedowee jail's.

Almost never. Scammers keep an eye on arrests and phone families, swearing they can spring someone from the Wedowee jail for a quick payment. They may claim ties to the jail, a court or a bond company, and they usually rush you.

County officials never accept gift cards, wires, crypto or app payments for a bond. Real bonds go through the circuit clerk, the jail, or an agent you hired on your own. Hang up, find the number yourself, and ring the jail at 340 Probilt Drive, Wedowee, AL 36278, 256-357-4545, to learn whether any bond exists and its amount. Bank and card numbers stay private, no matter who calls.

Most arrests in the county trace back to these agencies:

• Sheriff's office: deputies patrol the whole county, 340 Probilt Drive, Wedowee, AL 36278, 256-357-4545
• Roanoke officers: begin with Roanoke City Hall, 809 Main Street, Roanoke, AL 36274, 334-863-4129
• Wadley officers: begin with Wadley Town Hall, 265 Highland Circle, Wadley, AL, 256-395-2261
• Wedowee officers: check with Wedowee Town Hall or the jail

After a town arrest, ask that town where your loved one is held and whether it set a separate bond. Someone wanted in another place may be moved to a neighboring county jail:

• Clay County Jail, 41771 Highway 77 North, Ashland, AL 36251, 256-354-7713
• Chambers County Detention Facility, 105 Alabama Avenue West, LaFayette, AL 36862, 334-864-4336
• Cleburne County Jail, 140 Lambert Drive, Heflin, AL 36264, 256-463-7336
• Tallapoosa County Jail, 316 Industrial Park Drive, Dadeville, AL 36853, 256-825-1039