This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release anyone, post bond, schedule jail services, or pull official booking records. Use the official offices below for those requests.
Where to Call or Visit
Houston County custody and court questions can involve the sheriff's office, jail, Circuit Clerk, or Dothan Police Department depending on the stage of the case.
Houston County Sheriff's Office
411 N. Foster Street, Dothan, AL 36303
Main office: 334-677-4882
Jail information: 334-712-0762
Criminal Investigations / Records: 334-677-4809
Hours: Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Houston County Circuit Clerk
114 N. Oates Street, Dothan, AL 36303
Phone: 334-677-4800
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Dothan Police Department
Criminal Justice Building / Police Department
210 North Saint Andrews Street, Dothan, AL 36303
Docket Division arrest or jail-status questions: 334-615-4635
Police Records Division: 334-615-4650
Use these paths as a starting point for common Houston County record questions:
- For a person currently held in the county jail, start with jail inmate records and confirm urgent details with the jail line.
- For booking-photo context, review jail roster mugshots and verify availability with the sheriff's records contact.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and contact the Circuit Clerk when a case has moved to court.
- For a specific location, use the facility pages in the footer, including Houston County Jail, Community Corrections / Work Release, and Dothan city holding.
- For a sentenced Alabama state prisoner, use the Alabama Department of Corrections inmate locator rather than the county jail roster.
- For a federal or immigration detainee, check the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator, ICE ODLS, or the appropriate federal contact.