Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 11, 2026.
Henry County, Alabama, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Henry County is held at the county jail, run by the Henry 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: Henry County public records, Henry County arrest records, Henry County warrants, Henry County criminal records, Henry County court records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Henry County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Henry County is held at the county jail, run by the Henry County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Henry County Sheriff's Office at hcsoalabama.org/county-jail (page title: Henry County Sheriff's Office | County Jail), phone 334.585.3131, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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 334.585.3131.
The Henry County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 52 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 117 beds, and it ran at 44 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Henry County has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 29 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Henry County Jail
The Henry County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Headland, Abbeville and Newville make the arrests that end in a booking in Henry County.
The Dothan Police Department is listed by the FBI across three counties including Henry County, so its arrests are not broken out for Henry County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Henry County Sheriff's Office's 353 for 2025, Abbeville's 175 for 2025 and Headland's 133 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Henry County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 661 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 Henry County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Henry County?
Ask the Henry County Sheriff's Office at 334.585.3131; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at hcsoalabama.org/county-jail.
How many people are in the Henry County jail?
About 52 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 117 beds.
What is the phone number for the Henry County jail?
334.585.3131, the number on the page of the Henry County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Is this the official Henry 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.