Winston County Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds

Look on Winston County Inmate Search. Start there. No match? Phone 205-489-5205 giving the legal name and date of birth; also ask about outside holds. The Sheriff's Office main line is 205-489-8765.

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Town officers bring arrests to the Winston County Jail. Call the jail at 205-489-5205 to learn whether the person arrived, and ask the town hall about any town bond.

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The jail reads the amount from the booking. The Circuit Clerk, 205-489-5533, holds the signed order, and the order controls if they differ.

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The Circuit Clerk is in the Winston County Courthouse, 10 Blake Drive, Double Springs, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays, closed noon to 1:00 p.m. For nights and weekends, phone the jail for posting steps.

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Ask first. Call 205-489-5205 to learn whether a payment at the jail counts as the court bond for this person.

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Call the clerk at 205-489-5533 and ask which payment forms count for a bond. Get a receipt with the case number.

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Yes, if licensed in Alabama and accepted at the Double Springs jail. The fee is kept, and collateral may be required, so compare terms in writing.

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State law lets owners pledge Alabama property whose equity covers the bond, and every owner signs the lien. Bring a deed and tax bill, and check with the clerk about property outside Winston.

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The Rule 7.2 guide runs from $300 to $1,000 for a Class C misdemeanor to $1,000 to $10,000 for a Class D felony and higher for more serious charges. A judge can go above or below.

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Deputies must follow the judge's order. A lawyer has to ask the judge for any change. See the Winston County Sheriff's Office page for office contacts.

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Under Aniah's Law, Winston prosecutors can seek a no-bail order for capital and other listed violent charges, and a judge rules at a hearing. Probation holds and outside warrants can also stop release.

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A warrant and forfeiture of the bond can follow. Phone the clerk that day, then a lawyer, and check dates on the Winston County court website.

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Youth cases stay in juvenile court and off the jail list. Phone 205-489-5533 for placement and the hearing date.

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The work release line is 205-489-2033. Use it only for work release, and call the jail for bond questions.

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Nobody official asks for gift cards, wires or app payments. Call the jail at 205-489-5205 or the clerk at 205-489-5533 yourself. Once the case ends with every date kept, cash bond comes back minus fines and costs. Bondsman fees never come back.

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Winston County bond calls go to Blake Drive in Double Springs:

• Sheriff's Office: 11 Blake Drive, Room 6, 205-489-8765; Sheriff Caleb Snoddy
• County jail: 11 Blake Drive, Double Springs, 205-489-5205
• Work release: 205-489-2033
• Circuit Clerk: 10 Blake Drive, 205-489-5533
• District Attorney, 25th Circuit: Hamilton, 205-921-7403

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Double Springs judges begin with 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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Rule 7.2 drops out. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama takes Winston County cases in Tuscaloosa, clerk at the federal courthouse in Tuscaloosa, 2005 University Boulevard, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401, 205-561-1670. Steps in a federal case:

• Agents make the arrest.
• First court date is before a magistrate.
• Pretrial officers gather background.
• The government can seek detention.
• The magistrate sets terms or orders the person held.

The U.S. Marshals hold federal defendants awaiting sentence: U.S. Marshals Service, 1729 5th Avenue North, Room 240, Birmingham, AL 35203, 205-829-6611.

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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, 205-829-6611.
• ADOC: the Alabama Department of Corrections Inmate Search (https://www.doc.alabama.gov/inmate/inmate-search/) by name or AIS number.
• County: Winston County Inmate Search for the Double Springs jail.

More are on our Winston County inmate search page.

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Yes. An ICE detainer lets Winston hold someone for no more than 48 business hours beyond county release, and the county bond must still be paid.

Winston 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

A longer immigration case can send a person far from Double Springs. 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 Winston booking number or full name.
• Open the Winston County match.
• You get a Winston alert by phone, text or email when the person leaves or moves.

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Try:

• Alacourt: Alacourt Access public search (https://pa.alacourt.com/). Pick Winston; name searches cost $9.99 per case.
• Clerk site: winston.alacourt.gov for the Double Springs clerk.
• Town warrants: contact the arresting town.

Arranging a self-surrender through a lawyer is safer than a roadside arrest.

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Phone these Winston County numbers first:

• The jail, 205-489-5205, for custody and holds.
• The Circuit Clerk, 205-489-5533, for the bond order.
• The arresting town for a town charge.

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