The Barbour County Inmate Population
The Barbour County inmate population is held at the Barbour County Jail at 24 Robertson Airport Drive in Clayton, run by the Barbour County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's public inmate population page links to a hosted online roster, which is the local custody channel for people the sheriff holds now. The roster lists current bookings with photos, booking numbers, dates, and charges. People in the local count are waiting for court, serving short county sentences, held on probation or failure-to-appear matters, or waiting for transfer.
The county's wider incarcerated footprint is larger than the jail alone. Two state prisons sit inside Barbour County, Easterling Correctional Facility in Clio and Ventress Correctional Facility in Clayton, and together they hold thousands of sentenced state inmates. Those prisoners are not part of the county jail count and are searched through the state system. Arrests, bond rulings, court dates, and transfers all push the local jail number up or down, which is why a roster snapshot is a point-in-time figure rather than a fixed total.
Barbour County Inmate Population Statistics
Hard numbers for the Barbour County inmate population are limited to what the official roster shows and what the state publishes. On May 27, 2026, a direct count of the roster rows returned 112 current inmates. That is a live snapshot, not a certified census or a daily average. The sheriff pages reviewed did not publish a rated capacity or bed count for the county jail, so none is claimed. The state prison figures below come from Alabama Department of Corrections pages and reflect sentenced inmates, not local jail custody.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| County jail roster count | 112 | Sheriff hosted roster, May 27, 2026 |
| Rated / bed capacity (county jail) | Not published | Sheriff pages reviewed, 2026 |
| Easterling state prison population | About 1,388-1,392 | ADOC facility pages, May 2026 |
| Ventress state prison population | About 1,300-1,301 | ADOC facility pages, May 2026 |
| Statewide ADOC prisoners (context) | 27,601 | ADOC inmate locator, May 2026 |
Average daily population, annual bookings, and any sex or charge-level breakdown for the county jail were not located in official sources, so those rows are left out rather than estimated. The state prison numbers can drift between ADOC's facility page and its address table, so they are given as ranges and labeled as state, not county, figures.
Barbour County Jail Capacity and Custody Levels
The county jail's rated capacity is one of the honest gaps in the public record. The sheriff pages reviewed did not publish a bed count, construction history, or accreditation status, so the live roster count of 112 should not be read as a share of any official capacity. For a verified figure, the jail itself, a state inspection report, or another official source would be needed.
The two state prisons in the county do publish population figures, and they sit well above the local jail. Easterling is a medium-custody male prison that ADOC pages showed at roughly 1,388 to 1,392, and a 2024 federal audit reported 1,214 confined on the audit day. Ventress, also medium custody and male, ran around 1,300 to 1,301. Those facilities answer to the state, not the county, so their population pressure is a state corrections matter rather than a county jail crowding question. No county jail overcrowding order or litigation was located in this research.
Note: The county jail roster lists older bookings from 2021 through 2025, which suggests some people stay listed for a long-running case, a sentence, or a serious charge.
Laws Governing the Barbour County Inmate Population
State law shapes what the public can see of the Barbour County inmate population. Alabama favors access to public writings, but it also protects juvenile, sealed, and confidential records. The statutes and rules below each carry a short plain-English meaning so their scope is clear, and they explain why a roster shows some fields while court and corrections records hold the rest.
Key Statutes:
Alabama Code § 36-12-40 - Alabama's baseline public-records law gives residents the right to inspect and copy public writings, with disclosure generally favored.
Alabama Rules of Court-Record Privacy and Confidentiality - These set general access to court records along with exemptions, sealing, redaction, and fees.
Alabama Code § 12-15-133 - Juvenile legal files are confidential, so a minor may not appear in public jail or court lookups.
Alabama Code § 15-27 - Eligible criminal records may be expunged by court order, so a cleared record can drop from public view.
No specific statewide booking-photo restriction was located, so Alabama's open-records framework is the baseline for jail data and mugshots. An Attorney General opinion noted that a complaint behind an unexecuted arrest warrant is not public, but it becomes a public record once the warrant is served.
Barbour County and the State Prison Population
Sentenced felons leave the county jail count and enter the state prison count. After an Alabama prison sentence, a person moves into the Department of Corrections system and is searched through the ADOC inmate locator, not the county roster. Barbour County is unusual in that two ADOC prisons sit inside its borders. Easterling in Clio and Ventress in Clayton both hold sentenced male inmates, and Ventress carries a substance-abuse treatment mission. A county jail booking number is not the same as an ADOC AIS number.
The ADOC locator page also publishes statewide totals. On the date it was checked in May 2026, ADOC reported 27,601 inmates, including 25,007 men and 2,592 women. Those figures give context for the state prison population, but they are not Barbour County jail numbers. The state prisoners at Easterling and Ventress are counted in the statewide total, not in the county jail roster.
| ADOC Statewide Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Total inmates | 27,601 | ADOC locator, May 2026 |
| Total males | 25,007 | ADOC locator, May 2026 |
| Total females | 2,592 | ADOC locator, May 2026 |
How to Search the Barbour County Inmate Population
A Barbour County inmate search starts on the sheriff's official site, which links to the hosted roster, rather than an outside aggregator. The roster is a browse-first list, so there is no search box, name filter, or sort tool in the public page. Scroll the list and read each row. Have the person's name and, if possible, a booking number ready to tell similar names apart.
The roster covers current sheriff custody only. The steps below follow the official path and the fallback channels when a name does not appear.
The hosted Barbour County inmate roster shows the current inmate population as rows with photos, booking numbers, booking dates, and charges.
Because that roster has no search box, scrolling and comparing booking numbers is how a name is matched in the current population.
- Open the sheriff inmate population page or go straight to the Barbour County inmate roster.
- Scroll the roster and read each row's name, booking number, booking date, and charges.
- When names are similar, compare the booking number and booking date rather than the name alone.
- If the person is not listed, call the jail at (334) 775-3434 to confirm a recent or in-progress booking.
- If the person was sentenced to prison, search the ADOC locator by AIS number or name instead.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP locator or ICE ODLS rather than the county roster.
Current Inmate Lookup in Barbour County
The live channel for the current Barbour County inmate population is the hosted CountyGovServices roster linked from the sheriff site. It is free, needs no login, and shows current inmates as repeated rows. The page did not publish a refresh frequency or a release-retention rule. Because the roster has no public search fields, the table below records the controls that are actually present.
The sheriff's inmate population page is the official link that leads into that hosted roster.
Reaching the roster through that sheriff page keeps the lookup on official data rather than an aggregator copy.
| Field or Control | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search field | None visible | n/a | The roster did not expose a public search box, filter, or sort tool. |
| Home | Navigation link | No | Returns to the roster home page. |
| Inmate rows | Browse list | n/a | Each row shows a photo, name, booking number, booking date, and charges. |
| Jail phone fallback | Phone | n/a | Call (334) 775-3434 for booking status when the roster is thin. |
A fresh booking may not appear right away, so a phone call can beat the roster during intake. More detail on reading a roster row, including the booking photo, lives on the jail inmate records page.
Past and Released Inmate Records
Finding someone who has left the Barbour County inmate population takes a different path. The roster appears to show current custody only, and the page published no release-retention rule, so a released name may drop off. Do not assume a missing name means no arrest happened. Call the jail to confirm whether the person was released, sent to court, or transferred.
For older booking records, an arrest report, or a booking photo, the sheriff's public-information channel and phone are the local request route. State prison history is separate, since ADOC says it carries no historical data online and covers currently incarcerated inmates only. For formal charges and court outcomes after release, use the Barbour Circuit Clerk or Alacourt rather than the jail roster, because a roster charge is a booking charge and not the final prosecutor-filed charge.
What a Barbour County Inmate Record Shows
A row on the Barbour County roster is a booking-level record, not a full court file. Research inspected the roster on May 27, 2026 and recorded what each row shows and what it leaves out. Demographics, housing, court dates, and most bond details are not visible, which keeps sensitive data off the public list. The field table below reflects that inspection.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Mugshot | A front-facing booking photo embedded directly in the roster row. |
| Name | Public display name in LAST, FIRST MIDDLE format. |
| Booking Number | A numeric booking identifier, useful for telling similar names apart. |
| Booking Date | The date and time the person was booked into the jail. |
| Charges | One line per booking charge; no statute code or class shown. |
| Bond | Sometimes embedded in a charge line, but not a consistent field. |
| Demographics / Housing | Not visible; date of birth, sex, race, and housing are withheld. |
County Jail vs. State Prison: Where to Look
Two systems split the wider inmate population, and they answer different questions. Pre-trial detainees and short-term inmates sit in the county jail, searched through the sheriff roster or by phone. Sentenced felons move into an Alabama Department of Corrections prison, searched through the ADOC locator. This split matters in Barbour County because Easterling and Ventress are physically here yet are state prisons, not county jail facilities.
| County Jail | State Prison (DOC) | |
|---|---|---|
| Who Is Held | Pre-trial plus short local sentences | Sentenced felons |
| Run By | Barbour County Sheriff | Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) |
| Where to Look | Sheriff hosted roster or jail phone | ADOC inmate locator |
| Stays Listed | While in sheriff custody; no retention rule published | While in ADOC custody; no historical data online |
A person can leave the county roster after sentencing, release, or transfer, then appear in the ADOC system instead. ADOC caps results at 50 records and excludes Youthful Offender Act inmates, so exact identifiers like the AIS number matter for a state search.
State and Federal Inmate Search
Three outside locators cover the parts of the population the county jail does not. The ADOC inmate locator finds sentenced Alabama prisoners by AIS number, first name, or last name, and its results show name, race, sex, birth year, institution, and release date. The federal Bureau of Prisons locator finds people in federal custody by register number or by name. The ICE Online Detainee Locator System is the official tool for immigration detention, searched by a nine-digit A-number or by biographical details.
The federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator finds people in federal custody by register number or by name across the federal inmate population.
That federal tool reaches a part of the population that neither the Barbour County roster nor the ADOC locator lists.
Each covers a different stage. No BOP prison or ICE detention facility sits in Barbour County, which is in the federal Middle District of Alabama for U.S. Marshals and U.S. District Court purposes. A federal pre-trial detainee may be handled through the Marshals and the court before reaching BOP custody. ICE ODLS cannot search records of anyone under 18. For custody notifications rather than a search, VINELink sends release and transfer alerts where Alabama data is available.
Note: A county booking does not prove state, federal, or immigration custody after a transfer, so confirm which system holds the person before acting.
Barbour County Detention Facilities
Three detention facilities sit in Barbour County, but they do not all use the same lookup. The county jail uses the sheriff roster, while the two state prisons are searched through ADOC. The list below names each facility and who it holds.
- Barbour County Jail - The sheriff-run county jail in Clayton, holding pre-trial detainees, short-term county inmates, and various holds.
- Easterling Correctional Facility - A medium-custody ADOC state prison in Clio for sentenced male inmates, searched through ADOC.
- Ventress Correctional Facility - A medium-custody ADOC state prison in Clayton with a substance-abuse treatment mission, searched through ADOC.
Barbour County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Barbour County inmate population?
The clearest local figure is the live roster count, which returned 112 current inmates on May 27, 2026. That is a point-in-time snapshot, not a daily average or a certified census. The sheriff pages reviewed did not publish a rated capacity. The two state prisons inside the county, Easterling and Ventress, hold thousands more sentenced inmates, but those are state prisoners and not part of the county jail count.
How do I search the Barbour County inmate population?
Start on the sheriff's inmate population page and open the hosted roster. The roster is a browse list with no search box, so scroll and read each row's name, booking number, booking date, and charges. When names are similar, compare booking numbers. If the person is not listed, call the jail at (334) 775-3434, since a recent booking may not appear right away.
Can I look up a released or past inmate?
The roster appears to show current custody, and no release-retention rule was published, so a released name may not stay listed. For older booking records, an arrest report, or a booking photo, use the sheriff's public-information channel or call the jail. Court outcomes after release are searched through the Barbour Circuit Clerk or Alacourt, not the roster.
Why are there state prisons in the county roster question?
Easterling and Ventress are physically in Barbour County, but they are Alabama Department of Corrections prisons, not the county jail. Someone sentenced to state prison leaves the county roster and is searched through the ADOC locator by AIS number or name. The county roster does not reliably show a person after transfer to ADOC custody.
Does the roster show bond, court dates, or housing?
The inspected roster rows did not consistently show bond, and they did not show court dates, housing units, demographics, or case numbers. A few charge lines embedded bond text, but that is not a reliable field. For bond, charges, and court dates, contact the jail or use the Barbour Circuit Clerk and Alacourt instead of relying on the roster.
What if the person is in federal or immigration custody?
Federal and immigration custody are searched separately. Use the Bureau of Prisons locator for federal prison custody and ICE ODLS for immigration detention. No BOP or ICE facility sits in Barbour County. A federal defendant may be handled through the U.S. Marshals and the court before reaching BOP custody, so court or attorney channels may be needed.
Is a roster charge the same as the filed court charge?
No. A roster charge is the booking or arrest charge. The prosecutor decides what charges are formally filed, amended, reduced, dismissed, or sent to a grand jury. To confirm the formal charge, court dates, and disposition, use the Barbour Circuit Clerk or Alacourt rather than treating the roster charge as final.