This website is a private reference source, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, retrieve official booking records, or change a court or agency record. Use the official offices below for those actions.
Official Sumter County Contacts
For a Sumter County jail release record, start with the Sheriff's Office. For case status, bond orders, sentence entries, or certified court copies, use the Circuit Clerk. If the person moved from the county jail into state prison, parole, probation, VINE notification, federal custody, or immigration custody, the later system may hold the current record.
| Office | Contact | Use for |
|---|---|---|
| Sumter County Sheriff's Office | Sheriff Brian Harris 118 Hospital Drive Livingston, AL 35470 Mail: P.O. Box 773, Livingston, AL 35470-9790 (205) 652-7984 |
Jail booking and release records, release type, hold or transfer notes, and releasable booking photos. |
| Sumter County Circuit Clerk | Devon A. James Sumter County Courthouse 115 Franklin St. Livingston, AL 35470 (205) 652-2291 Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. |
District and Circuit Court records, case disposition, bond orders, sentencing, probation entries, and certified copies. |
| Alabama Department of Corrections | 301 S. Ripley St. P.O. Box 301501 Montgomery, AL 36130-1501 1-334-353-3883 Central Records: 1-334-353-9738 public.records@doc.alabama.gov |
ADOC custody questions, state-prison release or discharge records, central records, and public-record requests. |
| ABPP Demopolis Field Office | 1064 Bailey Drive Demopolis, AL 36732 334.654.8630 Monday-Friday, 6:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. |
Parole, probation, mandatory release, split release, supervision status, and local supervision questions for Sumter County. |
| Alabama VNS | Victims@AlabamaAG.gov 800.626.7676 |
Victim notification help and questions about Alabama VNS registration for covered ADOC-sentenced offenders. |
Where to Look First
Choose the source by the record type. A county jail release, a court disposition, and an ADOC discharge can all describe the same person, but they do not come from the same office.
- For a released inmate or release record, use the home page for the full Sumter County search path and request details.
- For parole or probation after release, use Post-Release Supervision and the ABPP Demopolis office.
- For same-day release questions, check 24-Hour Releases, which explains the county's no-feed fallback.
- For a projected release date or alert, use Release Date Lookup and VINE Inmate Check.
- For a specific agency or system, use the facility pages listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, start with ADOC and its public-record process.
- For a federal or immigration matter, use the Federal BOP Locator or ICE Detainee Locator.