This is a private reference site, not the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office or a jail desk. We cannot confirm custody status, release anyone, post bond, schedule a visit, or pull an official booking record. For those actions, contact the government office that controls the record or custody decision.
Where to Ask for Jail or Record Help
For local jail questions, the primary official contact is the DeKalb County Detention Center, operated by the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office under Sheriff Nick Welden.
DeKalb County Detention Center / Sheriff's Office
2801 Jordan Road SW
Fort Payne, AL 35968
Jail phone: 256-845-8565
Incident and offense report requests may be submitted by email to reportrequests@dekalbcountysheriff.org, by mail to the Jordan Road SW address, or in person at the sheriff's office. The published fee is $5.00 per report for insurance companies and attorneys, payable by check, cash, or money order to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's FAQ says there is no fee for individuals involved in the accident or incident. No fixed processing time or public counter hours were published in the source materials.
Use the right source for the type of information you need:
- For a person in the county jail, start with jail inmate records and then call the jail if the roster is unclear.
- For booking photos, review the local guidance on jail roster mugshots.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the Alabama court system resources.
- For facility-specific details, use the DeKalb County Detention Center page listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the Alabama Department of Corrections inmate search rather than the county jail roster.
- For a federal sentenced prisoner or immigration detainee, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.