Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. 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 1, 2026.
Prichard, Alabama, in Mobile County, has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). An arrest in the city leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the record of anyone held at the county jail, and, if the District Attorney files charges, a case in the Mobile County Circuit Court. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it.
This guide covers who makes arrests, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies and common questions.
Related guides: Prichard public records, Mobile County arrest records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
Who Makes Arrests in Prichard
The FBI lists no arrest reporting agency under the name of Prichard. In Mobile County the county agency that reports arrests is the Mobile County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Mobile County: Mobile Regional Airport (other); the University of South Alabama, Bishop State Community College and Spring Hill College (campus police).
Booking: Where People Arrested in Prichard Are Held
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Prichard is held at the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest, apart from the short stay some city departments' own holding cells allow; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked at all. The jail's record of each person held, with the charges, is a public record of the arrest, and the court file takes over from there.
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 1,450 people, up from about 1,330 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 1,183 beds, and it ran at 134 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Mobile County Sheriff's Office at mobileso.com/jail-web-portal (page title: Jail Web Portal | Mobile County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 2026.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Prichard
For Prichard the place to look is the case index of the Mobile County Circuit Court, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at mobile.alacourt.gov, phone (251) 574-8806).
Statewide, Alacourt is the statewide online index of Alabama trial court cases, sold by subscription.
Alabama does not let the public search another person's statewide criminal history. The record kept by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency goes to the person it belongs to and to employers and agencies the law authorizes; for everyone else the court's own case index is the public record of an arrest that led to a charge.
Getting a Copy of an Arrest Record in Prichard
An arrest report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court or the jail. Under the Alabama Public Records Law the agency must answer within a reasonable time; the statute sets no fixed deadline, and it may charge a reasonable fee for copies.
- An arrest by the Prichard police: the police department's page SearchSystems verified at thecityofprichard.org/police-department (page title: Police Department | The City of Prichard), phone (251) 452-2211, 216 E Prichard Ave, Prichard, AL 36610, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
- An arrest by the Mobile County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Mobile County Circuit Court, through the court records page at mobile.alacourt.gov, phone (251) 574-8806.
- Any county record that is not posted: the county records request page SearchSystems verified is at mobileal.justfoia.com (page title: Mobile, AL Public Portal | JustFOIA).
- Your own statewide record: a fingerprint-based request to ALEA.
The Mobile County guide covers every agency in the county: Mobile County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Prichard?
Ask the Mobile County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at mobileso.com/jail-web-portal.
Where are people arrested in Prichard booked?
Those kept in custody go to the county jail, run by the Mobile County Sheriff's Office; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked.
Are arrest records public in Prichard?
The court files of criminal cases in the Mobile County Circuit Court are public and can be looked up through the court. The statewide criminal history kept by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is not public; you can get your own. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Alabama Public Records Law.
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in Prichard?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Mobile County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Alabama Public Records Law the answer is due within a reasonable time; the statute sets no fixed deadline; the county records request page SearchSystems verified is at mobileal.justfoia.com.
Is this the official Prichard 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.