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 on September 24, 2026.
Cleburne County, Alabama, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Cleburne County is held at the county jail, run by the Cleburne 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 Cleburne County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Cleburne County is held at the county jail, run by the Cleburne County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Cleburne County Sheriff's Office at cleburnecountyso.org/cur_inmates.html (page title: Redirecting…), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Cleburne County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 53 people, down from about 71 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 90 beds, and it ran at 79 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Cleburne County has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 33 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Cleburne County Jail
The Cleburne County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Heflin and Ranburne make the arrests that end in a booking in Cleburne County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Cleburne County Sheriff's Office's 105 for 2025, Heflin's 46 for 2025 and Ranburne's 9 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Cleburne County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 160 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 Cleburne County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Cleburne County?
Ask the Cleburne County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at cleburnecountyso.org/cur_inmates.html.
How many people are in the Cleburne County jail?
About 53 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 90 beds.
Is this the official Cleburne 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.