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 1, 2026.
Talladega County, Alabama, has about 81,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Talladega County is held at the county jail, run by the Talladega 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 Talladega County
The county jail, run by the Talladega County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Talladega County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Talladega County Sheriff's Office at talladegasheriff.com (page title: Talladega County Sheriff), phone (256) 362-2748, 148 East Street N, 1st Floor, Talladega, AL 35160, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 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 (256) 362-2748.
The Talladega County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 330 people, up from about 300 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 485 beds, and it ran at 62 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Talladega County has about 81,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 40 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Talladega County Jail
The Talladega County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Talladega, Sylacauga, Lincoln, Childersburg and Munford make the arrests that end in a booking in Talladega County.
The Oxford Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Talladega County, so its arrests are not broken out for Talladega County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Sylacauga's 927 for 2025, Childersburg's 477 for 2025 and Lincoln's 415 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Talladega County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,451 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 Talladega County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Talladega County?
Ask the Talladega County Sheriff's Office at (256) 362-2748; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at talladegasheriff.com.
How many people are in the Talladega County jail?
About 330 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 485 beds.
What is the phone number for the Talladega County jail?
(256) 362-2748, the number on the page of the Talladega County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Is this the official Talladega 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.