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Where to Ask First
Sheriff Mark Pettway's office operates the Jefferson County jail system through the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. Headquarters is at 2200 Rev. Abraham Woods Jr. Blvd., Birmingham, AL 35203. The main sheriff number is (205) 325-5700, and non-emergency calls go to (205) 325-1450 Option 2. The research did not locate public lobby hours for every office, so call before visiting any jail, records unit, or warrant counter.
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
2200 Rev. Abraham Woods Jr. Blvd.
Birmingham, AL 35203
Main: (205) 325-5700
Non-emergency: (205) 325-1450 Option 2
Records Unit: (205) 325-5900
County Jail and Release Contacts
Jefferson County Jail - Birmingham: (205) 325-5670
Pre-Trial Release Birmingham: (205) 325-5716
Jefferson County Jail - Bessemer: (205) 481-4160
Pre-Trial Release Bessemer: (205) 481-8529
Warrant Contacts
Birmingham Warrant Unit: (205) 325-5725
Birmingham Warrant Division: 801 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd., Birmingham, AL 35203
Bessemer Warrant Unit: (205) 481-4210
Bessemer Warrant Division: 1826 2nd Avenue North, Bessemer, AL 35020
Use the office that matches the question. Current custody usually starts with the jail. Copies of booking records, older reports, or booking photos usually start with the Records Unit. Bond and release questions belong with the jail or Pre-Trial Release. Warrant questions should go to the proper warrant unit, and court-date questions belong with the court clerk. The official Jefferson County Sheriff AL mobile app is a supplemental public-information channel for alerts, tips, sex-offender information, and an advertised inmate roster feature, but it is not an emergency reporting path.
- For someone in the county jail, start with jail inmate records or call the Birmingham or Bessemer jail.
- For booking photos, use jail roster mugshots and then the Records Unit if the roster does not show the photo.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the proper court clerk.
- For a specific jail or prison, use the Jefferson County facility pages listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, search the Alabama Department of Corrections inmate locator instead of the county roster.
- For federal or immigration custody, check the BOP inmate locator, ICE ODLS, VINELink, or the court source tied to the case.
- For sheriff alerts or mobile public information, use the Jefferson County Sheriff AL app as a supplement to official phone and roster channels.