This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule a visit, or pull an official booking record. Use the official Madison County, Alabama, contacts below for those requests.
Official Madison County Jail and Sheriff Contacts
The Madison County Detention Facility is the adult county jail for Huntsville, Madison, and other local arresting agencies in Madison County. Start with the jail booking line for current custody, booking, bond, or release questions.
Madison County Detention Facility
815 Wheeler Ave NW
Huntsville, AL 35801
Jail booking information: 256-519-4800, available 24 hours
Jail administration: 256-519-4839
Madison County Sheriff's Office Administrative Office
100 Northside Square Room 206
Huntsville, AL 35801
Administrative phone: 256-532-3412
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Use these routes based on the kind of record or custody question you have.
- For a person held at the county jail, use the jail inmate records guide and the official sheriff roster.
- For booking photos and profile fields, review the jail roster mugshots page before contacting the jail.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the Madison County Circuit Clerk or municipal court channel.
- For facility rules, mail, visitation, or directions, open the Madison County Detention Facility page.
- For a sentenced Alabama prisoner, search the Alabama Department of Corrections inmate locator.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator, the U.S. Marshals Service route, or the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.