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.
Washington County, Alabama, has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Washington County is held at the county jail, run by the Washington 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: Washington County public records, Washington County arrest records, Washington County warrants, Washington County criminal records, Washington County court records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Washington County
The county jail, run by the Washington County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Washington County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Washington County Sheriff's Office at washcoso.com/whos-in-jail (page title: Who’s in Jail | Washington County Sheriff's Office), phone 251-847-2202, 45 Court St. Chatom, AL 36518, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 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 251-847-2202.
The Washington County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 51 people, down from about 55 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 42 beds, and it ran at 131 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Washington County has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 34 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Washington County Jail
The Washington County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Chatom, Millry and McIntosh make the arrests that end in a booking in Washington County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Washington County Sheriff's Office's 317 for 2025, McIntosh's 45 for 2025 and Chatom's 31 for 2024.
Together, the three agencies in Washington County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 364 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 Washington County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Washington County?
Ask the Washington County Sheriff's Office at 251-847-2202; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at washcoso.com/whos-in-jail.
How many people are in the Washington County jail?
About 51 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 42 beds.
What is the phone number for the Washington County jail?
251-847-2202, the number on the page of the Washington County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Is this the official Washington 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.