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.
Lowndes County, Alabama, has about 9,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Lowndes County is held at the county jail, run by the Lowndes 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 Lowndes County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Lowndes County is held at the county jail, run by the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office at lowndescountysheriff.com (page title: About Lowndes County Sheriff and Detention Facility, Alabama), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Lowndes County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 18 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 118 beds, and it ran at 15 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Lowndes County has about 9,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 19 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Lowndes County Jail
The Lowndes County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Fort Deposit and White Hall make the arrests that end in a booking in Lowndes County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Fort Deposit's 6 for 2023 and the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office's 1 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Lowndes County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 38 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 Lowndes County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Lowndes County?
Ask the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at lowndescountysheriff.com.
How many people are in the Lowndes County jail?
About 18 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 118 beds.
Is this the official Lowndes 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.