Clarke County Jail Overview
Clarke County Jail is operated by the Clarke County Sheriff's Department. The official county sheriff page lists Sheriff DeWayne Smith as the current sheriff, gives the sheriff's administrative office at 114 Court Street in Grove Hill, and lists the jail separately at 149 Clark Street, P.O. Box 913, Grove Hill, AL 36451. The jail holds the adult local jail population: people arrested by county deputies, municipal police departments, state troopers, or other local agencies; pretrial detainees; and county-sentenced inmates.
The sheriff page says the department maintains the county jail and that the jail accommodates up to 200 inmates. It does not publish a housing-unit map, security-classification detail, booking-desk hours, adult visitation schedule, inmate-mail rules, phone or video vendor, commissary vendor, or money-deposit process. For those items, the researched county source points back to the jail phone rather than an online self-service portal.
The image below comes from the official Clarke County Sheriff's Department page, which is the county source that publishes the adult jail address, jail phone, sheriff contact block, and jail-capacity statement.
That source is useful because it separates the sheriff's administrative office from the jail contact line, a distinction that matters when asking about current custody versus records routing.
Clarke County Jail Capacity and Population
The strongest official county capacity figure located is the sheriff page's statement that Clarke County Jail accommodates up to 200 inmates. No official current daily census, average daily population, adult male/female breakdown, federal or ICE hold count, annual admissions count, or unit-by-unit bed count was located in the county sources reviewed on May 27, 2026.
How to Look Up an Inmate at Clarke County Jail
No confirmed official Clarke County adult jail roster, booking report, recent-booking page, or mugshot gallery was located on the official county or sheriff pages. Start with the jail for current custody. If the person has moved into a formal court case, use the Clarke County Circuit Clerk, the local Clarke County First Judicial Circuit court page, or AlaCourt ACCESS. If the person has left county custody after sentencing or transfer, use ADOC inmate search, BOP inmate locator, or ICE ODLS as appropriate.
- Call Clarke County Jail at (251) 275-8156 for current adult custody and bond-status questions.
- Have the person's full legal name, date of birth or age, approximate arrest date, arresting agency, and any case or warrant number ready.
- Ask whether the person is currently held at Clarke County Jail, whether a bond has been set, and whether a first appearance or court date is known.
- If staff cannot release the detail by phone, ask how to submit a written public-records request for booking records, jail logs, arrest reports, or booking photos.
Search boundary: ADOC is for Alabama state-prison custody after transfer, BOP is for federal sentenced custody, and ICE ODLS is for immigration detention. None of those systems is a Clarke County Jail roster.
Clarke County Jail Address and Contact
Use the jail phone for current adult custody, bond questions, and call-first confirmation before visiting. Use the sheriff administrative office for records-routing questions when jail staff directs the request there. The official county page does not publish public lobby hours or a dedicated records-unit number.
Clarke County Jail
149 Clark Street, P.O. Box 913
Grove Hill, AL 36451
(251) 275-8156
Call first for custody, visitation, mail, money, and lobby-status questions.
Clarke County Sheriff's Department
114 Court Street, P.O. Box 913
Grove Hill, AL 36451
(251) 275-4254
Sheriff DeWayne Smith; administrative and records-routing contact.
Visiting Someone at Clarke County Jail
The official Clarke County sources reviewed do not publish an adult jail visitation schedule, visitor ID rules, dress code, child-visitor rules, visitor-list process, parking instructions, or whether visits are in person or video. Treat visitation as call-first. Visits can also be affected by court transport, lockdown, medical status, disciplinary status, staffing, or another agency's hold.
| Visit Topic | Official Detail Located | Practical Next Step |
|---|---|---|
| Schedule | Not published in official county source | Call (251) 275-8156 before traveling. |
| Visit Type | In-person vs. video not confirmed | Ask jail staff what format applies to the inmate. |
| ID and Dress Code | Not published | Ask what identification and clothing rules apply. |
| Attorney Visits | Not published | Attorneys should coordinate directly with the jail. |
Mail, Phone, and Money at Clarke County Jail
The sheriff page publishes the jail address, but it does not publish an inmate-specific mail format, legal-mail format, scanning vendor, phone provider, video provider, commissary vendor, deposit website, deposit fees, or accepted payment methods. Do not send cash by mail unless jail staff gives an official instruction. Confirm whether mail should use the street address, P.O. Box 913, or a vendor address before sending anything.
| Service | Official Status | Use This Route |
|---|---|---|
| Mail Address | Jail address published; inmate format not published | Call the jail before mailing. |
| Phone / Video | Vendor and rates not published | Ask the jail how calls or video visits are set up. |
| Money Deposit | Vendor, fees, and payment methods not published | Confirm official deposit options with jail staff. |
| Commissary | Vendor not published | Ask whether commissary is available and how funds post. |
Booking and Intake at Clarke County Jail
After an adult arrest in Clarke County, the practical custody path usually starts with booking at the county jail. Booking information can include identity confirmation, arresting agency, charge description, warrant or case number, bond status, hold information, and release status, but no official sample Clarke County Jail inmate profile was available for inspection. Court records are a separate track: formal charges, case action summaries, filings, and court dates are handled through the Clarke County Circuit Clerk and Alabama trial-court systems.
Alabama public-records law begins with broad access to public writings under Alabama Code Section 36-12-40, but access can be limited by juvenile confidentiality, sealed or expunged records, victim and witness protections, medical and mental-health restrictions, active investigations, court orders, and security concerns. A written request should identify the person, date range, arresting agency, requested record type, preferred delivery method, and whether a fee estimate is needed before processing.
About Clarke County Jail
Clarke County's jail sits in Grove Hill near the county courthouse and sheriff's office functions. The sheriff page gives local context that matters for adult jail intake: Clarke County is a large rural county in southwest Alabama, the department patrols more than 700 miles of rural dirt roads, and the Alabama River and Tombigbee River shape law-enforcement operations. The sheriff also maintains courthouse security when multiple courtrooms are in session, connecting jail custody to first appearances, bond hearings, criminal filings, and other court events.
No official Clarke County sheriff mobile app or app-only inmate roster was located in the official sources reviewed. Use the jail phone, sheriff office, court clerk, ADOC, VINE, BOP, and ICE channels instead of unofficial jail-directory or commercial mugshot pages.
Note: Confirm custody, visitation, mail, and money instructions with Clarke County Jail before traveling or sending funds.
Directions to Clarke County Jail
Clarke County Jail is listed by the county at 149 Clark Street in Grove Hill, Alabama. The county source does not publish visitor parking, entrance, screening, or lobby-hour instructions, so call the jail before driving to the facility for records, visitation, or property questions.