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 on September 24, 2026.
Wilcox County, Alabama, has about 9,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Wilcox County is held at the county jail, run by the Wilcox 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: Wilcox County public records, Wilcox County arrest records, Wilcox County warrants, Wilcox County criminal records, Wilcox County court records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Wilcox County
The county jail, run by the Wilcox County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Wilcox County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Wilcox County Sheriff's Office at wilcoxcountysheriff.com/jailinfo.php (page title: Wilcox County Sheriff's Office Jail Information), phone (334) 682-4715, 240 Highway 265 S Camden, AL 36726, 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 (334) 682-4715.
The Wilcox County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 36 people. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Wilcox County has about 9,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 36 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Wilcox County Jail
The Wilcox County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Camden and Pine Hill make the arrests that end in a booking in Wilcox County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Pine Hill's 32 for 2025, the Wilcox County Sheriff's Office's 25 for 2025 and Camden's 24 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Wilcox County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 81 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 Wilcox County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Wilcox County?
Ask the Wilcox County Sheriff's Office at (334) 682-4715; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at wilcoxcountysheriff.com/jailinfo.php.
How many people are in the Wilcox County jail?
About 36 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data.
What is the phone number for the Wilcox County jail?
(334) 682-4715, the number on the page of the Wilcox County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Is this the official Wilcox 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.