Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Monroeville, Alabama, in Monroe County, has about 5,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Monroeville is held at the county jail, run by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Monroeville
The county jail, run by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Monroeville, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Monroe County Sheriff's Office at monroecosheriffga.us/offender-search (page title: Offender Search | mcso-html), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Monroe County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 45 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 150 beds, and it ran at 30 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Monroe County has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 24 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Monroe County Jail
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Monroeville (filed by the FBI as Monroeville Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Monroeville.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Monroe County Sheriff's Office's 84 for 2025, Monroeville's 44 for 2024 and Excel's 22 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Monroe County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 123 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Monroeville arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Monroeville?
Ask the Monroe County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at monroecosheriffga.us/offender-search.
How many people are in the Monroe County jail?
About 45 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 150 beds.
Is this the official Monroeville website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.