Contact Us

This is a private reference site, not a Dallas County or Alabama government office. We cannot confirm custody, confirm release, release anyone, post bond, pull booking records, or obtain court records. Use the official offices below for those requests.


Dallas County Jail Contacts

For a Dallas County jail release, start with the jail or sheriff because no official Dallas County, Alabama online 24-hour or 72-hour release list was found in the project research.

Dallas County Jail Temporary Facility

4805 US-80, Temporary Facility, AL 36786
Phone: (334) 690-1200
Fax: (334) 690-1226
Email: dallascoso@dallascounty-al.org
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Warden: Steve Coleman
Official page: Dallas County Jail

Dallas County Sheriff's Department

Sheriff Michael L. Granthum
102 Church Street, Selma, AL 36702
P.O. Box 531, Selma, AL 36702-0531
Phone: (334) 874-2530
Email: Dallas@vote.alabama.gov
Official page: Dallas County Sheriff's Department


Courts and Local Records

When a release depends on bond, a court order, a sentence, a dismissal, a municipal matter, or a warrant status, the court record may answer what the jail page does not show online.

Dallas County Circuit Court / Circuit Clerk

Dallas County Courthouse
105 Lauderdale Street, P.O. Box 1148, Selma, AL 36701
Phone: (334) 874-2523
Hours: 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday
Closed to the public every Wednesday
Circuit Clerk: Lynnethia Bennett
Court page: Dallas County Fourth Circuit Court
Online portal: AlacourtAccess

Selma Municipal Court

1300 Alabama Avenue, Selma, AL 36703
Phone: (334) 876-1299
Fax: (334) 874-2420
Email: slivingston@selma-al.gov
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Warrant hours: Monday-Wednesday 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Official page: Selma Municipal Court


State Custody and Supervision

If the person was transferred to state prison, released from ADOC custody, granted parole, placed on probation, or registered for state victim notification, use the state agencies below rather than the Dallas County jail as the only source.

Alabama Department of Corrections

301 S. Ripley Street, P.O. Box 301501, Montgomery, AL 36130-1501
Toll-free: 1-855-WE-R-ADOC / 1-855-937-2362
Main number: (334) 353-3883
Central Records: (334) 353-9738
Mandatory release/reentry questions: (334) 353-9739
Search: ADOC inmate search
Contact: ADOC contact page

Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles

Headquarters: 301 S. Ripley St., Montgomery, Alabama
Main phone: (334) 242-8700
Email: questions@paroles.alabama.gov
Dallas County field office: Selma Field Office, 23 Broad Street, Selma, AL 36701
Field office phone: (334) 875-1074
Fax: (334) 875-0803
Hours: Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Counties served: Dallas and Wilcox
Field office: ABPP Selma Field Office


VINE and Victim Notification

Alabama has VINE and a separate Alabama Victim Notification System. The state VNS channel is for offenders convicted in Alabama and sentenced to ADOC custody; pretrial Dallas County jail questions should be confirmed with the sheriff or court.

  • Alabama VINE: VINELink Alabama.
  • Alabama Victim Notification System: victims.alabama.gov.
  • VNS help contact: Victims@AlabamaAG.gov and 800-626-7676.
  • Attorney General Office of Victim Assistance: 1-800-626-7676 or (334) 242-7342.

Where to Look Here

These site pages can help sort the right official channel before you call or file a records request.