What This Site Organizes
Alabama public records law, including Ala. Code 36-12-40, gives the public a path to many government records, but release information is spread across several offices. This site brings the common Clarke County routes into one place: the Clarke County Sheriff's Department, the Clarke County Jail, the Clarke County Circuit Clerk, the Alabama Department of Corrections, and the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles Grove Hill Field Office.
The goal is practical navigation. County jail releases, state prison discharges, probation supervision, parole status, court dispositions, and expungement limits do not come from one database. The correct source depends on whether the person was held locally, sentenced to ADOC custody, supervised after release, or involved in a court case at the Clarke County Courthouse.
What You Can Find Here
The pages focus on release-related lookup paths and the local offices most likely to hold or verify the record.
- Guidance for released-inmate lookups, including the home page, Release Date Lookup, VINE Inmate Check, and Post-Release Supervision.
- Clarke County Jail contact details, including 149 Clark Street, P.O. Box 913, Grove Hill, AL 36451, phone 251-275-8156, and its reported capacity of up to 200.
- Official office routing for the Sheriff's Department at 114 Court Street, P.O. Box 913, Grove Hill, AL 36451, phone 251-275-4254, under Sheriff DeWayne Smith.
- Court record direction through the Clarke County Circuit Clerk at the courthouse, 114 Court Street, P.O. Box 921, Grove Hill, AL 36451, with Alacourt and Just One Look as the court-record route.
- State-level references for ADOC Central Records, ABPP supervision in Grove Hill, and expungement procedures under Alabama's CR-65 process and Ala. Code 15-27-1 et seq.
Limits of a Private Reference Site
This website is privately operated. It is not affiliated with Clarke County, Sheriff DeWayne Smith, the Clarke County Sheriff's Department, the Clarke County Jail, the Clarke County Circuit Clerk, ADOC, ABPP, or any Alabama government agency.
- We cannot release, hold, transfer, or confirm anyone in custody.
- We cannot post bond, schedule a visit, send money, or contact a facility for you.
- We cannot provide legal advice, interpret court orders, or tell you whether an expungement will be granted.
- We cannot guarantee that every phone number, address, fee, office hour, roster entry, or policy remains current.
Only the originating office can confirm a current custody status, release date, charge, disposition, or official record. For Clarke County jail matters, contact the Sheriff's Department or jail directly. For state custody, use ADOC records. For court files, use the Clarke County Circuit Clerk or Alacourt route.
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