Where ADOC Releases Go
A Conecuh County arrest can become an ADOC matter after conviction and sentencing to state prison. Once that happens, the county jail record and the state prison record answer different questions. The county jail can show the original booking, transfer, or local release event. ADOC tracks state-prison custody. A person released from ADOC may leave prison on parole, mandatory supervision, probation or split-sentence transition, end of sentence, or another lawful discharge path.
The most important ADOC research fact is the current-only warning on the public search. ADOC states that the public database contains currently incarcerated inmates only and that historical data is not available online. For released-inmate work, that means a missing ADOC search result is not a complete answer. The person may be released, but the person may also be outside ADOC jurisdiction, sentenced as a Youthful Offender, listed under a different spelling, transferred, or otherwise absent from the public current-inmate database.
For Conecuh County, ADOC should be used after the custody type points to state prison. Do not use ADOC to confirm a simple Conecuh County Jail bond release unless the case later produced a state sentence. Use the sheriff and court first for local jail custody, and use ADOC for state custody.
How to Check ADOC Custody or Release
The ADOC public search is useful as a first current-custody check. Its limits should be explained before the search is treated as proof.
- Open the ADOC inmate search at https://doc.alabama.gov/inmatesearch.aspx.
- Search by AIS number if known. ADOC identifies the AIS number as the unique six-digit number assigned to an inmate incarcerated by ADOC, and the AIS field takes precedence over name fields.
- If AIS is not known, search by first name, last name, or both. ADOC allows open-ended name searching and caps results at 50 records.
- If the person appears, treat that as current ADOC custody. Read the location and any release-date-related fields carefully.
- If the person does not appear, do not assume the release is confirmed. Move to ADOC public records, ABPP, VNS or VINELink, and court sentencing records.
The Alabama-specific projected release label is "Minimum Release Date." ADOC defines it as the earliest scheduled date an inmate can be released to probation or end of sentence. It can change if disciplinary actions take away good time, or if a circuit clerk sends new cases or changes the sentence. For more detail on that date, use Projected Release.
ADOC Records and Contact
For a released state prisoner, ADOC's public search may no longer show the record. The documented fallback is a written public-records request using ADOC Form 23-A and the ADOC public records coordinator.
Alabama Department of Corrections
Address: 301 South Ripley Street, P.O. Box 301501, Montgomery, AL 36130-1501
Toll-free: 1-855-WE-R-ADOC (937-2362)
Public records: public.records@doc.alabama.gov, 334-353-3883
Form: ADOC Form 23-A, written request required
Fee note: Current form shows a non-refundable $20 processing fee; verify the current form before payment.
A narrow ADOC request should identify the person by full name, AIS number if known, date of birth if known, and the state-prison sentence or county case context. Ask for the release date, release type, sentence end date, mandatory supervision release, parole status if applicable, or custody history tied to the state-prison term. For court orders, certified copies, and sentencing details, contact the Conecuh Circuit Clerk or use AlaCourt.
About Alabama State Prison Records
ADOC records are statewide prison records. They are not maintained by the Conecuh County Sheriff's Office, and they do not replace the local booking record. For a current state prisoner, ADOC can show current custody and may show release-date-related terms. For a released state prisoner, confirmation often requires a records request or an associated supervision, notification, court, or registry source.
| ADOC term or channel | What it means for release research |
|---|---|
| Current inmate search | Shows current ADOC custody only, not historical released records online. |
| AIS number | Six-digit ADOC identifier and best search field when known. |
| Minimum Release Date | Earliest scheduled release to probation or end of sentence, subject to change. |
| Parole Consideration Date | Tentative date for Parole Board review, not a release date. |
| Parole Status | Can mean on parole, delinquent, or revoked. |
| Form 23-A request | Written records route for release or custody history not online. |
After ADOC: ABPP, VNS, and Court
A released state-prison inmate may still be under supervision. The Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles Evergreen Field Office serves Conecuh County from Suite 205, 111 Court Street, Evergreen, AL 36401, with phone 251-578-4456 and hours Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Use Probation & Parole when the person may be on parole, probation, mandatory supervision, or another ABPP status.
Alabama's Victim Notification System is also state-prison oriented. It says it is for offenders convicted in Alabama and sentenced to prison, and it directs users with cases not yet tried to the county sheriff. VINELink can be useful for custody-status alerts where data is available, but it does not replace ADOC records or the court sentence. Conecuh court records remain important because they show the sentencing order, split sentence, probation, revocation, dismissal, or other legal event behind the custody path.
County, State, Federal, and ICE Distinctions
Use Conecuh County Sheriff's Office for local jail release, transfer, and booking-photo questions. Use ADOC for Alabama state-prison custody and release. Use BOP for federal prison release after a federal sentence. Use ICE ODLS for current immigration detention or CBP custody over 48 hours. Use ALEA registry only when the person is a registrant whose record is publicly disseminable. Mixing these systems creates false negatives, especially because ADOC's online search is not a released-inmate archive.