Open the custody search for the county jail and type the surname; add a given name too when the form has room. Several people can share a name, so compare age, birth date and booking date before deciding you have the right match. Copy the jail number onto paper, because Dadeville staff will want it whenever you phone.

Entries change as deputies finish paperwork, and the screen can trail what is really happening. When something looks off, or a status word makes no sense, phone the jail directly at 316 Industrial Park Drive, Dadeville, AL 36853, 256-825-1039. The Sheriff's Office main line, 256-825-4264, takes jail calls as well.

Booking is a process, not a moment. Before a name goes into the system, officers on Industrial Park Drive take prints and a photo, run a medical check and look for warrants from other places. A misspelled name or a maiden name can also hide a record, so try other spellings.

Sometimes there was no jail trip at all. Officers can hand out a ticket with a court date for some minor charges, which means a court case exists but nobody is in a cell. To trace a recent arrest, call the jail at 316 Industrial Park Drive, Dadeville, AL 36853, 256-825-1039, with the name, birthday, time of arrest and the department involved.

Adults held on county or state charges are booked into the Tallapoosa County Jail at 316 Industrial Park Drive, Dadeville, AL 36853, on the same grounds as the Sheriff's Office. Jail staff answer 256-825-1039. It houses people awaiting trial on felonies, people convicted of felonies who are waiting on a state prison bed, and people serving misdemeanor sentences.

The U.S. Marshals also rent space there for some federal defendants. A person may still be moved, for example to a hospital, to another county that holds a warrant, or to a state prison after sentencing. When staff report that someone has gone, get the name of the receiving place before making any trip. Children are never held in this adult jail.

An empty result can mean several things. Intake may not be done yet. The person may have bonded out already. A trip to a Lake Martin-area hospital, or a warrant pickup by Elmore, Coosa or Chambers County, could have moved them. After a city arrest, the person may wait at the Alex City station before the ride to Dadeville.

Dadeville staff can sort out which of these applies. Call the jail at 316 Industrial Park Drive, Dadeville, AL 36853, 256-825-1039, with the legal name and birthday. If the arrest happened in Alexander City, also try the police dispatch line at 256-234-3421. Do not assume someone was released just because the search came back blank.

A booking photo is taken for every adult at intake, but a mugshot is a record of arrest, not proof of a crime. To ask for a local mugshot, call the Sheriff's Office at 316 Industrial Park Drive, Dadeville, AL 36853, 256-825-4264, and request its records process. Give the booking date along with the complete name, which lets staff pull the correct record.

Federal mugshots follow tighter rules. Federal agencies generally keep them private, and the U.S. Marshals limit release to narrow cases, like tracking an escapee, warning about an immediate threat or aiding an arrest. An ICE mugshot requires a FOIA request to ICE and its approval. Avoid paying private websites that promise to remove official mugshots.

A free state notice service sends a text, call or email once someone in Dadeville is let out or transferred. Signing up takes four steps:

1. Go to Alabama VINELink.
2. Search the jail number or the full name.
3. Pick the Tallapoosa County match after checking the birth details.
4. Choose phone, text or email notices and finish the sign-up.

An alert is a heads-up, not permission to pick someone up. Keep your registration details private. If an alert and the jail's records seem to disagree, the jail at 316 Industrial Park Drive, Dadeville, AL 36853, 256-825-1039, has the final word on who is still in custody.

A judge sets the bond, usually starting from Alabama's Rule 7.2 schedule, and deputies cannot change it. When the booking reads no bond, a judge has to rule first, sometimes after an Aniah's Law request by prosecutors. Since May 19, 2026, judges may also deny bail for attempted murder and for shooting into an occupied building, home or car.

Besides cash, release can come through a bail company, a land pledge or a signature bond. Ask the jail at 256-825-1039 for the amount on each charge and any hold. Our county bail guide walks through payment, and the Alabama bail laws page gives the state rules.

Paying the bond starts the release; it does not finish it. Jail staff still check the court order, look for other holds and process paperwork and property. Paying one bond still leaves any outside warrant, probation matter, federal hold or immigration detainer in force.

Before driving out, call the jail at 316 Industrial Park Drive, Dadeville, AL 36853, 256-825-1039, and ask whether release is cleared and roughly when the person will walk out the front door. Line up a ride home in advance, because the paperwork often runs longer than families hope.

Jail staff or the Broadnax Street clerk can read you the charges and case number. Booking shows the arrest charges, and prosecutors may later file something different, so think of the booking list as an early version. Felonies carry possible prison time, while misdemeanor jail time never passes one year.

The official case file sits with the Circuit Clerk at 125 North Broadnax Street, Dadeville, AL 36853, 256-825-1098, and anyone may look at the paper file there for free. Alacourt Access offers online searches of state cases at $9.99 per name. Until a judge or jury decides, every charge is just an accusation.

Dadeville judges assign free counsel to defendants with no way to pay. The person should ask at the first hearing and fill out the sworn money form honestly, listing pay, bills and the people they support. Rule 6.3 lets the judge revisit eligibility when money changes, and relatives chipping in for bond do not cancel it.

The Circuit Clerk at 125 North Broadnax Street, Dadeville, AL 36853, 256-825-1098, can explain the request. Alabama's Office of Indigent Defense Services, 100 North Union Street, Suite 680, Montgomery, AL 36104, 334-242-7059, oversees appointed counsel statewide, yet the judge alone makes the pick. Because jail lines record every call, case details belong in lawyer meetings only.

Visit times can change, so call the jail at 316 Industrial Park Drive, Dadeville, AL 36853, 256-825-1039, before making plans. Ask about the current schedule, who must be approved ahead of time, what ID adults need and whether children can come along. Staff can also say whether a video visit from a home device is allowed.

Our visitation page covers in-person visits, and the remote visits page explains video sessions and any costs. Match the person's jail number before booking a slot. Ask the same call what items visitors may bring inside.

Calls from the Dadeville jail go through a prepaid account set up in the family member's name. Once money is on the account, the person inside can call your number. Every ordinary call is recorded, so leave charges, witnesses and evidence out of the conversation.

Our phone setup page lists the steps, the messaging page covers electronic notes, and the tablets page explains device services. When calls suddenly stop, note the date and whatever the recording says, then check with the jail at 256-825-1039 about a block or an account issue.

Relatives can add funds over the internet, and the balance covers commissary purchases like snacks and soap. That account has nothing to do with bond, and a deposit never buys a release. Check the spelling and jail number twice before paying, then keep the confirmation code.

Our deposit page explains how to fund an account, and the Dadeville commissary page covers what can be bought. For questions about a missing deposit, call the jail at 316 Industrial Park Drive, Dadeville, AL 36853, 256-825-1039, with the confirmation number. Never send money through a link texted to you by someone you do not know.

Letters and magazine subscriptions use the same three lines:

• Inmate's full legal name and inmate ID
• Tallapoosa County Jail
• 316 Industrial Park Drive, Dadeville, AL 36853

Write your own complete return address in the corner, which lets staff return rejected items. Cash, stamps, medication and unapproved items should never go in an envelope. Read our jail mail page for the details. For a question about a letter that never arrived, call the jail at 256-825-1039 and give the jail number.

Staff bag up personal things at intake, like a wallet, keys or a phone. The person gets them back on the way out. Evidence taken for the case is different and stays with the investigating agency, and a vehicle held somewhere else is its own separate question.

For a relative to claim property during custody, phone the jail at 316 Industrial Park Drive, Dadeville, AL 36853, 256-825-1039. Ask if a signed authorization from the person in custody is required, which items may leave, and which ID the relative should carry. Keep any property receipt. Questions about evidence go to the defense lawyer.

Phone the jail at 316 Industrial Park Drive, Dadeville, AL 36853, 256-825-1039, and request the supervisor on duty. Tell them the prescriptions, doses, allergies and which pharmacy fills them. Jail medical staff decide on treatment, and serious emergencies are sent to a hospital.

If you are worried about self-harm or suicide, say so right away and say why. Privacy rules can keep staff from telling you much, yet they can still listen. Wait for jail instructions before dropping off or mailing any medication. Pass along any untreated serious condition to the defense attorney too.

The Sheriff's Office on Industrial Park Drive, 316 Industrial Park Drive, Dadeville, AL 36853, 256-825-4264, can check for warrants. A defense lawyer can then arrange a planned turn-in, so booking happens once a bond plan is in place instead of during a traffic stop. Docket entries on the county court website and a name search on Alacourt Access can hint at a case, though a search cannot cancel a warrant. For a missed state date, call the Circuit Clerk at 256-825-1098. City warrants come from the town courts in Alexander City, Dadeville, Jackson's Gap and Tallassee. Tips go to the Secret Witness line, 256-827-2035.

Court dates live in the court file, not in the jail search. For state cases, call the Circuit Clerk at the courthouse, 125 North Broadnax Street, Dadeville, AL 36853, 256-825-1098, weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Have the case number ready and request the hearing date, start time, room and purpose. Cases set in Alexander City can be checked at the clerk's Alexander City line, 256-234-4361.

City cases follow each town court's own calendar. Alexander City does not mail notices, so the date on the ticket is the court date. Our court guide explains each court and the steps of a case, from the first hearing to trial.

Federal arrests here can come from the U.S. Marshals Service, the DEA, the Secret Service and other agencies. Those cases are heard by the Eastern Division of Alabama's Middle District in Opelika, 701 Avenue A, Opelika, AL 36801. Clerk staff work there only some days, so phone the Montgomery office at 334-954-3600.

Before trial, the Marshals often keep the person in the Dadeville jail under a contract, and a VINELink listing may name the Marshals as the holding agency. To confirm a location, call the Marshals at 1 Church Street, Suite A-100, Montgomery, AL 36104, 334-922-6960. With sentencing done, federal prison custody shifts to the BOP, so switch to the federal inmate locator from then on.

Fingerprints taken at booking are checked against federal systems that ICE reviews. A match may lead ICE to send Form I-247A, which requests a hold of up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released. Posting bail does not clear this hold. If ICE officers do not arrive within that time, the person is released; if they do, ICE decides which detention center comes next.

Families can use the online detainee locator. Its quickest search pairs the A-number and birth country; without it, try the exact name, home country and birthday. Alabama is covered by the ICE New Orleans Field Office, 181 James Drive W, St. Rose, LA 70087, 504-318-2360.

Anything past a one-year sentence normally becomes state time. Many people wait out the gap in Dadeville while ADOC finds space. State intake happens at a reception prison, which sorts people by medical care, mental health, gang affiliation and risk, then assigns a permanent spot.

Look the person up on the ADOC custody database with a name or AIS. A blank result can mean the transfer has not happened yet, so check with the jail at 256-825-1039. Our state prison guide covers prison addresses once the assignment is known.

Youths younger than 18 stay off the adult custody list and are never booked into the Industrial Park Drive lockup. Juvenile cases go to juvenile court, and juvenile probation handles intake. Call juvenile probation at the courthouse, 125 North Broadnax Street, Dadeville, AL 36853, 256-825-1045, to learn where the child is placed and when the first hearing is.

Juvenile files are confidential. A child kept in detention is owed a hearing within 72 hours. An older teen accused of the gravest felonies may be prosecuted as an adult and kept at the county jail, and a defense attorney can explain which path the case is on.

Knowing who made the arrest tells you where to start. Local law enforcement includes:

• Tallapoosa County Sheriff's Office, 316 Industrial Park Drive, Dadeville, AL 36853, 256-825-4264, for arrests made by deputies.
• Alexander City Police Department, 281 James D. Nabors Drive, Alexander City, AL 35010, dispatch 256-234-3421. Dispatch can say whether the person remains at the station or went on to Dadeville, and whether a city bond is owed.
• Tallassee Police Department, 214 Barnett Blvd, Tallassee, AL 36078, 334-283-6586, for the part of Tallassee in this county.

Outside warrants can send someone to one of these neighboring jails:

• Elmore County Jail, 8955 US Highway 231, Wetumpka, AL 36092, 334-567-5441.
• Coosa County Jail, 296 School Street, Rockford, AL 35136, 256-377-2211.
• Chambers County Detention Facility, 105 Alabama Avenue West, LaFayette, AL 36862, 334-864-4336.