Prince Arnold Detention Center Inmate Bail & Bonds

Look on Wilcox County Inmate Search first. Fresh arrests can lag online, so call 334-682-4715 if the name is missing, and find out if an outside agency wants the person too.

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A town charge may carry a town bond set through that town's court. Ask the Sheriff's Office at 334-682-4715 whether the bond is a town bond, a county bond or both.

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The jail, 334-682-4715, reads it from the booking. The Circuit Clerk, 334-682-4126, has the judge's order; when they disagree, rely on the judge's signed paper.

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Suite 304, 12 Water Street, Camden, weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed from noon to 1:00 p.m. Plan the trip around that lunch hour.

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Call the jail at 334-682-4715 before you drive to learn if Camden accepts bonds outside clerk hours. Never hand money to anyone who cannot give a receipt.

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Rules differ from court to court, so phone the Wilcox clerk at 334-682-4126 and ask what to bring for a bond.

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Use a company licensed in Alabama that the Camden jail accepts. Its fee is kept, so get the fee, any collateral and missed-court terms in writing.

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Wilcox judges can accept Alabama real estate whose equity covers the bond, with a lien signed by the owners. Ask the Camden clerk whether land in another county is accepted.

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The Rule 7.2 guide runs from $300 to $1,000 for a Class C misdemeanor up to $10,000 to $60,000 for a Class A felony. A Wilcox judge may go higher or lower.

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Only a judge, after the defense asks. For an appointed lawyer, phone the clerk at 334-682-4126 how to request an appointed one. Deputies cannot change the amount.

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Aniah's Law lets the DA seek a hearing so a Wilcox judge can refuse bail on capital and certain violent counts. A hold from another agency can also block release.

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Skipping a Camden hearing can mean a warrant plus loss of the posted cash. Phone the Wilcox clerk and your lawyer at once, and check dates on the Wilcox County court website.

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Juvenile probation, 12 Water Street, Suite 220, Camden, 334-682-4998, knows where a held Wilcox youth was sent and the court date. Children never appear in the adult roster.

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Wilcox judges return cash bond at the end of a case where all dates were met, minus fines and costs owed. Bondsman fees stay with the company.

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Camden jail staff never take bond as gift cards, wires or app payments; that kind of request is a fraud. Call 334-682-4715 or the clerk at 334-682-4126 yourself.

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Most Wilcox County bond calls go to Water Street in Camden:

• Sheriff's Office: 12 Water Street, Camden, 334-682-4715; Sheriff Larry Colston
• County jail: 240 Highway 265 South, Camden, 334-682-4715
• Circuit Clerk: 12 Water Street, Suite 304, 334-682-4126
• Juvenile probation: 12 Water Street, Suite 220, 334-682-4998
• District Attorney, 4th Circuit: Selma, 334-874-2540

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Camden judges look first at 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

The full table sits in the Alabama Rule 7.2 bail schedule (https://judicial.alabama.gov/docs/library/rules/cr7_2.pdf).

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Camden bond ranges stop mattering. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama holds Wilcox County court in Selma, with clerk work at the federal courthouse in Selma, 908 Alabama Avenue, Selma, AL 36701 (clerk work is in Mobile), 251-690-2371. A federal case begins this way:

• Federal agents take the person into custody.
• A magistrate judge holds the first appearance.
• Pretrial services asks about job, family and past cases.
• Prosecutors may move for detention.
• The magistrate orders conditions or keeps the person in.

The U.S. Marshals hold federal defendants awaiting sentence: U.S. Marshals Service, 155 St. Joseph Street, Suite 201, Mobile, AL 36602, 251-499-6620.

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Use these lookups:

• BOP: the Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator (https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/) once sentenced federally; before that, 251-499-6620.
• ADOC: the Alabama Department of Corrections Inmate Search (https://www.doc.alabama.gov/inmate/inmate-search/) by name or AIS number.
• County: Wilcox County Inmate Search for the Camden jail.

More are on our Wilcox County inmate search page.

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Yes. On an ICE detainer, the Camden jail may hold someone two business days at most after Wilcox County would free them, and county bond still has to be paid.

Wilcox County is part of the ICE New Orleans Field Office, 181 James Drive W, St. Rose, LA 70087, 504-318-2360. Alabama's short ICE holds take place at:

• Baldwin County Correctional Center, Bay Minette, Alabama
• Etowah County Jail, Gadsden, Alabama
• Pickens County Detention Center, Carrollton, Alabama

Longer immigration cases can move a person away from Camden. Check the ICE Online Detainee Locator System (https://locator.ice.gov/odls/) with the A-number and birth country.

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Signing up is free:

• Go to VINELink (https://vinelink.vineapps.com/) and select Alabama.
• Search a Camden booking number or full name.
• Open the Wilcox County match.
• Wilcox notices arrive by call, text or email on release or transfer.

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Search these:

• Alacourt: Alacourt Access public search (https://pa.alacourt.com/). Pick Wilcox; name searches cost $9.99 per case.
• Clerk site: wilcox.alacourt.gov for the Camden clerk.
• Town warrants: ask Camden or Pine Hill town hall.

A lawyer can set up a turn-in at the Camden jail, which beats an arrest at home or on the road.

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Ring these Wilcox County numbers before the trip:

• The jail and Sheriff's Office, 334-682-4715, for custody and holds.
• The Circuit Clerk, 334-682-4126, for the bond order.
• Camden or Pine Hill town hall for a town charge.

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