This is a private reference website, not a Franklin County government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release anyone, post bond, pull official booking records, correct a jail roster entry, or contact an inmate. Use the official offices below for those requests.
Official Places to Check
For custody and record questions in Franklin County, start with the office that controls the record or custody system.
Franklin County Detention Center
748 Walnut Gate Road
Russellville, AL 35654
Jail phone: 256-332-8425
Fax: 256-331-2252
Franklin County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff Shannon M. Oliver
748 Walnut Gate Road, Larry H. Plott Administrative Annex
Russellville, AL 35654
24-hour and non-emergency phone: 256-332-8820
Administrative office: 256-332-8811
Office hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Franklin County Circuit Clerk
Derrick Scott, 34th Judicial Circuit
410 N. Jackson Ave.
Russellville, AL 35653
Phone: 256-332-8861
Hours: 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Franklin County District Attorney
Jeff Barksdale
P.O. Box 119
Russellville, AL 35653-0119
Phone: 256-332-8870
- For someone in the county jail, use jail inmate records and the Franklin County Sheriff's Office roster.
- For booking photos, use jail roster mugshots and verify availability with the detention center if the roster is unclear.
- For filed charges after a booking, use court records after a jail arrest and the Franklin County Circuit Clerk.
- For a specific local facility, use the Franklin County Detention Center page listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the Alabama Department of Corrections inmate search.
- For a federal or immigration detainee, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.
Incident reports may be picked up at the Sheriff's Administrative Office in the Larry H. Plott Administrative Annex by the person who made the report with photo ID. Online incident reports are processed within 24 hours and are available for pickup within 48 hours unless other arrangements are made.