James Hood Detention Facility Inmate Lookup

James Hood Detention Facility Overview

James Hood Detention Facility, also described in the research as the Perry County Jail, is the county jail facility tied to the Perry County Sheriff's Office. The jail address used for directions is 202 Pickens Street, Marion, AL 36756. The official county sheriff page lists the Perry County AL Sheriff's Office at P.O. Box 157, Marion, AL 36756, with the public phone number (334) 683-6534. The current sheriff named by that county page is Sheriff Roy Fikes.

When operational, this is the local custody point for Perry County pretrial defendants, people arrested by the sheriff or municipal agencies, short-sentence county inmates, and people held on local court orders. It is not the lookup system for sentenced Alabama Department of Corrections prisoners, federal inmates, or immigration detainees. Those categories use separate state, federal, or ICE systems.

James Hood Detention Facility Capacity and Population

Official Perry County sources checked in the research did not publish a rated capacity, a daily jail population dashboard, or an average daily population figure for James Hood Detention Facility. Secondary facility directories have reported 46 beds, but that number was not located in an official county source, so it should be treated only as background. The more practical population issue is the reported closure: local news through February 8, 2026 said the Marion jail remained closed while repair and code issues were addressed.

WAKA reporting from September 25, 2025 said 15 inmates were moved after the jail closed, with Cullman and Wilcox counties named at that point. Later reporting also mentioned Hale County. Because of that arrangement, a Perry County inmate may still be a Perry County custody case even when the sleeping location, visitation counter, mailroom, and commissary vendor belong to a receiving county jail.

How to Look Up an Inmate at James Hood Detention Facility

The correct online lookup for Perry County jail custody is the Perry County Sheriff's Office iSOMS Search Inmates page. The portal is free to use and no login was observed in the research. It supports current inmate searching and a released-inmate option, but it does not publish a refresh frequency or a guaranteed released-record retention period.

1. Open the Perry County iSOMS Search Inmates page.
2. Search by first name, last name, or both. The fields appear optional enough to support broad searching when spelling is uncertain.
3. Leave the Released box unchecked for current inmates, or check it when looking for someone who may have been released recently.
4. Review the roster card, then call (334) 683-6534 to confirm whether the person is physically at Marion or housed in a receiving county jail.

The public iSOMS roster card may show a mugshot, name, age, race/sex, intake date and time, city, arresting department, arresting officer if entered, release date if applicable, charge, and bond. The captured public list did not visibly show booking number, date of birth, height, weight, housing unit, court date, or case number, so the roster should be treated as a custody and booking summary, not a complete court file.

The official iSOMS roster screenshot in the project manifest comes from the Perry County current inmate index.

The iSOMS listing is useful for a Perry County custody starting point, but the repair closure means the next step is a phone confirmation of the actual housing facility.

James Hood Detention Facility Address and Contact

Use the Pickens Street address for the Marion jail building and map directions, but use the sheriff's official mailing address for records, agency correspondence, and verification unless staff gives a different instruction. Do not assume personal inmate mail belongs at the sheriff's P.O. Box or the Marion jail during the reported closure.

Visiting Someone at James Hood Detention Facility

Perry County does not publish a current official jail visitation schedule on the county sheriff page located during research. Because local reporting says the James Hood Detention Facility has been closed since September 2025, no visitor should rely on third-party visitation schedules for the Marion building. The safer workflow is to search iSOMS, call the sheriff, ask where the person is physically housed, and then follow the housing jail's current rules.

For any approved jail visit, expect to bring government photo identification and pass security screening. Do not bring phones, bags, weapons, tobacco, drugs, or property for an inmate unless the facility has specifically approved the item. If a minor will visit, ask in advance about guardianship paperwork and approved-visitor-list rules.

Mail, Phone, and Money at James Hood Detention Facility

No official inmate-mail format, phone/video vendor, commissary vendor, jail kiosk rule, or deposit fee schedule was located for Perry County in the research. The sheriff page has an online payments link, but the captured research did not verify that it accepts bond, commissary, inmate fees, or jail deposits. Do not send money or personal mail until staff confirms the person's current housing facility and the correct format.

Booking and Intake at James Hood Detention Facility

Perry County-specific intake details are limited, but the public iSOMS fields and the June 2024 Perry County Jail Administrator job description show the basic pathway. A person is arrested or remanded by the sheriff, a municipal department, or another agency, then processed through intake. The public roster entry may show intake date and time, arresting department, city, charge, bond, and mugshot. During the reported repair closure, intake and housing logistics may involve transport to another county jail under Perry County or court arrangements.

The jail administrator job description includes intake and booking procedures, inmate finance/accounting, supervision of jailers, medication and feeding duties, rounds to ensure prisoners are accounted for, transport to medical offices or other facilities, and work with attorneys, judges, the Department of Mental Health, the Department of Human Resources, and other detention facilities. That job description also mentions female quarters, but no public housing-unit or classification manual for Perry County was located.

About James Hood Detention Facility

The facility name reflects longtime Perry County Sheriff James Hood, who served for 36 years before Billy Jones took office in 2015, according to local reporting summarized in the research. The jail sits in Marion near the county courthouse area, while the Perry County Circuit Clerk is listed at 300 Washington Street, Suite 110. Court appearances can remain in Perry County even when a detained person is housed outside the county during jail repairs.

Recent reporting gives the facility an unusual practical status. The September 2025 escape reportedly involved damage to a wall and other parts of the jail. Later reporting described fire-safety deficiencies, sprinkler work, plumbing and electrical repairs, cell painting, IT-room relocation, and other habitability issues. A February 8, 2026 report said commissioners voted 5-0 to keep the jail closed while those issues were addressed. These reports are not a substitute for an official county reopening notice, but they affect every visit, mail, money, and custody-confirmation decision.

No verified Perry County, Alabama sheriff or Marion/Uniontown police app with an inmate roster or warrant lookup was located during research; use the iSOMS roster and sheriff phone line instead.