This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot verify custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the agency that holds the record for those services.
Reach the Right Records Office
The Franklin County Sheriff's Office and Franklin County Detention Center share the address below. Administration can help identify the custodian for a booking sheet or photograph, while the jail line is the direct route for current custody, case-number, charge, and bond questions.
Franklin County Sheriff's Office and Detention Center748 Walnut Gate Road
Russellville, AL 35654
24-hour and non-emergency: 256-332-8820
Administration: 256-332-8811
Detention Center: 256-332-8425
Jail fax: 256-331-2252
Administrative hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
No sheriff booking-record or booking-photo fee is published, and no response deadline is promised. Ask the custodian to confirm the price, available format, submission method, and estimated response time before sending payment. The sheriff also cautions that email is not monitored at all times and should not contain sensitive information. Call 911 for an emergency.
Choose the source that matches the record or custody stage:
- For a Franklin County booking photograph or booking sheet, start with the county records and roster hub, then contact sheriff administration when an older record is not online.
- For a selected wanted person or possible warrant, use Most Wanted as a limited public list, then confirm status with the issuing agency, court, or a lawyer.
- For someone just arrested, check the official current roster. Intake can take time, so call the Detention Center if a recent event is not yet visible.
- For a recent release, use the sheriff's 48-hour release view. It records a custody change, not the final result of the criminal case.
- For the Franklin County Detention Center itself, use the jail contact above. There is no separate facility page on this site.
- For a person committed to state corrections, use the Alabama Department of Corrections offender search.
- For federal custody, use the Bureau of Prisons locator. For ICE custody or a qualifying recent release, use the ICE detainee locator.