This is a private reference site, not MCSO, Metro Jail, a court, or another government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, schedule visits, or obtain official records for you. Contact the responsible office directly.
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Mobile County Sheriff’s Office
510 South Royal Street
Mobile, AL 36603
Front desk: 251-574-2423
Records: 251-574-8660
Metro Jail administration: 251-574-4702
Automated inmate information: 251-574-6412
MCSO does not publish Records office hours in the reviewed material. Call before visiting. The Metro Jail lobby address used for visitation instructions is 450 St. Emanuel Street, Mobile, AL 36603, which differs from the central MCSO office.
- For a booking record or photo, follow the MCSO request steps on the Mobile County arrest-record hub.
- For a warrant, call MCSO Warrants at 251-574-8657 or contact the issuing court.
- For a new booking, use MCSO 24-Hour Booking, Who’s in Jail, or the automated inmate line.
- For release status, contact Metro Jail; for eligible post-sentence alerts, use Alabama’s victim-notification service.
- For Metro Jail administration or visitation, call 251-574-4702 before traveling to the lobby.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the Alabama Department of Corrections search or call ADOC at 334-353-3883.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons or ICE detainee locator.