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 4, 2026.
Choctaw County, Alabama, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Choctaw County is held at the county jail, run by the Choctaw 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 Choctaw County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Choctaw County is held at the county jail, run by the Choctaw County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Choctaw County Sheriff's Office at choctawcountyal.org/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Choctaw County, Alabama), phone (205) 459-2166, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at (205) 459-2166.
The Choctaw County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 24 people, down from about 26 in 2019. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Choctaw County has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 20 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Choctaw County Jail
The Choctaw County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Butler, Gilbertown and Pennington make the arrests that end in a booking in Choctaw County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Butler's 84 for 2025, the Choctaw County Sheriff's Office's 52 for 2025 and Gilbertown's 7 for 2024.
Together, the two agencies in Choctaw County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 136 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 Choctaw County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Choctaw County?
Ask the Choctaw County Sheriff's Office at (205) 459-2166; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at choctawcountyal.org/sheriff.
How many people are in the Choctaw County jail?
About 24 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data.
What is the phone number for the Choctaw County jail?
(205) 459-2166, the number on the page of the Choctaw County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Is this the official Choctaw County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.