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 2, 2026.
Fayette County, Alabama, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Fayette County is held at the county jail, run by the Fayette 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: Fayette County public records, Fayette County arrest records, Fayette County warrants, Fayette County criminal records, Fayette County court records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Fayette County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Fayette County is held at the county jail, run by the Fayette County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Fayette County Sheriff's Office at fayetteso.com/roster.php (page title: Inmate Roster | Current Inmates Booking Date Descending | Fayette County AL Sheriff's Office), phone 205-932-3205, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Fayette County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2020 the jail held about 68 people, up from about 63 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 50 beds, and it ran at 126 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Fayette County has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 43 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Fayette County Jail
The Fayette County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Fayette and Berry make the arrests that end in a booking in Fayette County.
The Winfield Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Fayette County, so its arrests are not broken out for Fayette County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Fayette's 246 for 2025, the Fayette County Sheriff's Office's 60 for 2025 and Berry's 5 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Fayette County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 311 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 Fayette County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Fayette County?
Look on the custody page of the Fayette County Sheriff's Office at fayetteso.com/roster.php, or call 205-932-3205. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Fayette County jail?
About 68 on an average day in 2020, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 50 beds.
What is the phone number for the Fayette County jail?
205-932-3205, the number on the page of the Fayette County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Is this the official Fayette 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.