Lookup Lee County Detention Center Inmates

Lee County Detention Center Overview

The Lee County Detention Center is operated by the Lee County Sheriff's Office Corrections Division under Sheriff Jay Jones. It is the primary local detention facility for pretrial felony defendants, people convicted of misdemeanor offenses in county district court, municipal detainees from Lee County cities, and U.S. Marshals Service detainees for the Middle Districts of Alabama and Georgia. That mix makes the Lee County Detention Center roster broader than a simple county-deputy arrest list.

The sheriff's Corrections Division says primary operations moved in June 2007 to the newly constructed W.S. "Buck" Jones Detention Center while the existing jail continued to be used. In the same month, Opelika closed its facility, and the Lee County Detention Center became the only operating detention facility in Lee County. Auburn, Opelika, Smiths Station, and other local arrests may therefore route into the same county jail system.

The screenshot below is from the official Corrections Division page that documents the local detention center's role, capacity, staffing, programs, and custody services.

The source page is important because it confirms the facility's county, municipal, and U.S. Marshals custody functions in one official place.

Lee County Detention Center Capacity

The detention center has a reported capacity of 424 beds. The sheriff also lists 55 corrections deputies, four dietary kitchen staff, medical staff including a physician and three nurses, four administrative assistants, and two mental-health psychotherapists. These figures describe facility capacity and staffing, not a live headcount on any single day.

The inmate handbook names General Population, Inmate Worker, and Segregation as classification levels. Classification can change after admission based on behavior, needs, security risk, facility needs, and other information. The public roster did not show housing units or classification status, so families should not expect to find a pod or cell location through public search.

Search Lee County Detention Center Inmates

Current public custody lookup for this facility runs through the sheriff's Lee County inmate search. The same system can show people brought in by the sheriff's department, Auburn Police, Opelika Police, and U.S. Marshals. A person who has been sentenced to state prison should be searched through ADOC instead of the county roster after transfer.

1. Open the sheriff's inmate search page.
2. Use the Type to Search field and enter part or all of the person's name.
3. Review roster cards and use pagination if the name is not on the first page.
4. Open the detail page to check admit date, custody status, charges, bond fields, arresting agency, and image availability.
5. If the search fails, check recent arrests, call the jail, use the public-records process, or search ADOC, BOP, ICE, and VINELink.

Lee County Detention Center Contact

The public sheriff and detention complex address is used for visits, records-request delivery, and in-person contact with the Sheriff's Office. Inmate mail uses a P.O. Box instead. Mixing those addresses can delay mail or send a visitor to the wrong process.

Lee County Detention Center Visits

The official Lee County visitation page names NCIC as the vendor for phone, text/email, and video visitation. Video visits are remote seven days a week. The inmate uses a visitation kiosk in the cell, while the outside visitor uses a computer, tablet, or phone. Visits may be 1 to 25 minutes and cost $0.30 per minute. NCIC provides one free visit per week and multiple free phone calls per week.

Visitors must sign the visitor log, show state-issued photo ID with a current address, follow clothing rules, and keep personal property such as coats, purses, and briefcases out of the visiting area. Staff make records checks on visitors. No more than four visitors at one time are allowed under the handbook rules.

Lee County Jail Mail and Money

Mail, calls, video, text/email, and commissary deposits use different channels. NCIC handles calls, texts/email, and video visits. Inmate canteen/team3 handles commissary deposits and snack bundles. The sheriff's records desk is not the right office for scheduling video visits or fixing a commissary account unless a public record is being requested.

Incoming mail is inspected for contraband and security concerns. Privileged mail from attorneys, clergy, doctors, and certain officials is opened only in the inmate's presence. The handbook says indigent inmates may receive postage for up to three personal letters per week plus privileged mail.

Booking at Lee County Detention Center

Booking begins after an arrest or hold brings the person into county detention. The public roster can show the admission date, name, age, race, sex, custody status, charges, bond status, bond type, arresting agency, and image link. Cash possessed at booking is deposited into the inmate fund account, and the handbook says inmate fund accounts are set up within 48 hours of arrival.

Classification follows intake. The Chief Deputy Sheriff or designee may consider behavior, needs, security risk, detention-center needs, and other appropriate information. During the first seven days after initial intake, limited white clothing and approved shoes may be accepted, but families should call before bringing property because improper items can be refused. Property left after release or transfer must be picked up within 30 calendar days or the handbook says it is destroyed.

Lee County Detention Center Programs

The sheriff lists work release, GED certificate study, S.T.O.P. substance-abuse programming, and a work-ready initiative with Southern Union State Community College. The facility also has internship partnerships with Auburn University and Tuskegee University. Medical services include a physician and three nurses, and the sheriff lists two mental-health psychotherapists involved in detention operations.

The inmate handbook adds detail on grievances, medical requests, religious services, inmate worker status, notary service, and daily rules. Grievances use an Inmate Request form and are answered in writing within 72 hours excluding weekends and holidays. Notary services for legal documents are available by request Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays.

Records From Lee County Detention Center

Booking records and jail records begin with the sheriff. The public-records request page requires the sheriff's form, Alabama residency proof, and in-person submission at 1900 Frederick Road. The normal response time is within 15 business days after receipt unless an extension is needed. Requests must identify records with reasonable specificity, and fees can apply.

Court records after a jail arrest are separate. The Lee County Circuit Clerk and Alacourt ACCESS handle case action summaries, indictments, warrants, judgments, and other court-file documents. A booking charge on the jail roster may differ from the formal charge filed by the prosecutor or grand jury. For the broader data context, the Lee County inmate population page explains how county custody, state prison, federal custody, and local records fit together.