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.
Clarke County, Alabama, has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Clarke County is held at the county jail, run by the Clarke 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.
Related guides: Clarke County public records, Clarke County arrest records, Clarke County warrants, Clarke County criminal records, Clarke County court records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Clarke County
The county jail, run by the Clarke County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Clarke County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Clarke County Sheriff's Office at clarkecountyal.com/sheriffs-department (page title: Sheriff’s Department | Clarke County), phone (251) 275-4254, 114 Court Street P O Box 913 Grove Hill, AL 36451, 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 (251) 275-4254.
The Clarke County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 120 people, up from about 93 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 120 beds, and it ran at 96 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Clarke County has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 52 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Clarke County Jail
The Clarke County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Jackson, Thomasville, Grove Hill and Coffeeville make the arrests that end in a booking in Clarke County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Jackson's 321 for 2025, the Clarke County Sheriff's Office's 192 for 2025 and Thomasville's 151 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Clarke County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 664 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 Clarke County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Clarke County?
Ask the Clarke County Sheriff's Office at (251) 275-4254; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at clarkecountyal.com/sheriffs-department.
How many people are in the Clarke County jail?
About 120 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 120 beds.
What is the phone number for the Clarke County jail?
(251) 275-4254, the number on the page of the Clarke County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Is this the official Clarke 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.