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Where to Ask for Russell County Records
For local jail and arrest questions, start with the Russell County Sheriff's Office and the jail division. For court filings after arrest, use the Russell County Circuit Clerk at the Judicial Center. Phenix City police matters may begin with the city police department, but county-jail custody is confirmed through RCSO.
Russell County Sheriff's Office305 Prentiss Dr
Phenix City, AL 36869
Phone: 334-298-6535
Sheriff: Heath D. Taylor
Administrative counter hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. EST Russell County Jail / Prentiss L. Griffith Detention Center
307 Prentiss Drive
Phenix City, AL 36869
Jail phone: 334-298-8621 Russell County Judicial Center / Circuit Clerk
501 14th Street
Phenix City, AL 36867
Court records phone: 334-298-0516 Russell County District Attorney, Criminal Division
Phone: 334-298-6028 Phenix City Police Department
1111 Broad Street
Phenix City, AL 36867
Phone: 334-448-2800
Public safety building: open 24/7
Use these routes for the most common record questions:
- For a person held in the county jail, use jail inmate records, the RCSO In Custody Search, the Russell County Sheriff AL app, or call the jail at 334-298-8621.
- For booking photos, use jail roster mugshots and verify any missing or delayed image with RCSO.
- For criminal charges filed after arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, Alacourt / Just One Look, or the Circuit Clerk at 334-298-0516.
- For facility-specific questions, use the Russell County Jail / Prentiss L. Griffith Detention Center page or the Phenix City Police Department Holding Facility page in the footer.
- For a sentenced Alabama prisoner, search the Alabama Department of Corrections inmate locator rather than the county jail roster.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System. VINELink may also help with custody notifications.