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.
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, has about 241,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Tuscaloosa County is held at the county jail, run by the Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Tuscaloosa County is held at the county jail, run by the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office at tcsoal.org (page title: Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office), phone 205-752-0616, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 205-752-0616.
The Tuscaloosa County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 700 people, up from about 580 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 716 beds, and it ran at 98 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Tuscaloosa County has about 241,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 29 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Tuscaloosa County Jail
The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Tuscaloosa, Northport, Lake View, Brookwood, Vance and Coaling make the arrests that end in a booking in Tuscaloosa County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Tuscaloosa County: the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa and Shelton State Community College (campus police); Taylor Hardin Secure Medical Facility (state agency).
The Woodstock Police Department and the Moundville Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Tuscaloosa County, so their arrests are not broken out for Tuscaloosa County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Tuscaloosa's 5,518 for 2025, the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office's 587 for 2025 and Northport's 523 for 2025.
Together, the six agencies in Tuscaloosa County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6,771 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 Tuscaloosa County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Tuscaloosa County?
Ask the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office at 205-752-0616; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at tcsoal.org.
How many people are in the Tuscaloosa County jail?
About 700 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 716 beds.
What is the phone number for the Tuscaloosa County jail?
205-752-0616, the number on the page of the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Is this the official Tuscaloosa 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.