Prince Arnold Jail Overview
The Wilcox County Sheriff's Office jail page identifies Prince Arnold Detention Center as the county's adult detention facility. It sits in Camden and serves the local jail role for Wilcox County arrests, pending cases, misdemeanors, county-level sentences, and other prisoners handled through sheriff jail operations. The sheriff's office, not the Alabama Department of Corrections, runs this facility.
The jail's named population is local and mixed. The official jail page lists pretrial defendants, misdemeanor inmates, and felony sentenced inmates. The 2025 Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts audit adds that the sheriff accounts for state and county prisoners, municipal feeding and housing, and some contract prisoner categories through jail funds. That matters for a Wilcox County inmate lookup because a person in Prince Arnold custody may be there on a new arrest, a county sentence, a municipal hold, or another local housing arrangement.
The Prince Arnold Detention Center jail page is also the best official source for visitor rules, mail handling, commissary naming, and capacity language. Its details should be treated as facility-specific. They do not apply to the Alabama Department of Corrections Camden Community Based Facility / Community Work Center, which is a separate state facility in Wilcox County.
The sheriff jail information page shows the Prince Arnold Detention Center capacity note, visitation schedule, Swanson commissary reference, and mail rules. The captured source preserves the official jail reference for comparing custody, mail, and Sunday visit details.
The screenshot reinforces the main Wilcox County jail distinction: Prince Arnold is the local detention center, while state prison records belong in ADOC systems.
Prince Arnold Jail Capacity
The sheriff jail page says Prince Arnold Detention Center was built in 2002 and allows for 64 beds. The same source warns that 64 beds is not the same as 64 usable beds on every date. Housing classification, staff safety, medical separation, female housing, special security confinement, and other special housing needs can reduce the practical number of people who can be housed in a given unit.
No official current or average daily Prince Arnold jail population was located in the sheriff or county sources reviewed. The 64-bed figure is not a live bed count, custody census, or online daily inmate population report. For a current custody count or whether one person is still in custody, the jail and booking lines are the official local channels.
Prince Arnold Inmate Lookup
No official Wilcox County online jail roster, booking report, released-inmate list, or mugshot gallery was located on the sheriff or county websites during the research. A Prince Arnold Detention Center inmate lookup therefore starts by phone or with a records request. Current custody, bond status, release timing, and recent booking questions should go to detention or booking staff before using a court portal or a state prison search.
- Call Prince Arnold Detention Center detention at (334) 682-9394 for custody status and general jail information.
- Call booking at (334) 682-5644 for recent intake, bond, hold, release, or transfer questions.
- Give the person's full legal name, date of birth if known, approximate arrest date, and arresting agency if known.
- For a booking record after release, use the sheriff business office and ask for the jail-book entry or booking record.
- If the person has been sentenced to state custody, use the Alabama Department of Corrections inmate search instead of the county jail.
Note: A missing county web roster result does not prove release because Wilcox County did not publish an official online roster in the located sources.
Prince Arnold Jail Contact
The sheriff contact page separates the weekday sheriff business office from jail operations. Detention and booking are listed as available every day, all day. The sheriff administrative office is the better channel for records follow-up, civil process, and public-records requests that are not answered by the jail desk.
Prince Arnold Detention Center
240 Highway 265 S
Camden, AL 36726
(334) 682-9394
Booking: (334) 682-5644
Booking fax: (334) 682-9609
Detention and booking listed as 24/7/365
Wilcox County Sheriff's Office
12 Water Street / P.O. Box 337
Camden, AL 36726-0337
(334) 682-4715
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; closed weekends and holidays
Prince Arnold Visitation Schedule
Prince Arnold Detention Center publishes a Sunday-only visitation schedule by pod. The jail page identifies Pods B, C, and D for male prisoners and Pod A for female prisoners. Visitors must bring photo identification that includes date of birth. People under 18 are not allowed to visit.
| Population / Pod | Visiting Day | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Male prisoners, Pod B | Sunday | 1:00 p.m.-1:55 p.m. |
| Male prisoners, Pod C | Sunday | 2:00 p.m.-2:55 p.m. |
| Male prisoners, Pod D | Sunday | 3:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m. |
| Female prisoners, Pod A | Sunday | 4:00 p.m.-4:55 p.m. |
The jail also excludes several visitor categories. Former inmates of this jail, a state prison, or another correctional institution are barred if confined within the last six months. A person who appears under the influence of alcohol or drugs is not allowed. A person currently on bail because of an indictment or complaint is not allowed. The jail may also bar anyone who could endanger security.
Prince Arnold Mail and Money
The jail page says detainees may use U.S. Mail if jail rules are followed. Incoming and outgoing mail, including packages, is inspected for contraband. Mail between detainees at other institutions or detention centers is prohibited. Legal, court, counsel, and public-official mail may be opened in the detainee's presence to inspect for contraband, but the correspondence may not be read.
| Service | Published Detail |
|---|---|
| General mail | U.S. Mail access is allowed when jail rules are followed. |
| Inspection | Incoming and outgoing mail and packages are inspected for contraband. |
| Legal mail | Opened in the detainee's presence for contraband only, not read. |
| Commissary | Swanson is named as the commissary provider. |
| Deposit portal or fees | No official public portal or fee table was located. |
The sheriff audit adds money-accounting context. It says inmate money on deposit includes money received at arrest and money received on behalf of an inmate during incarceration. Those funds may be used for jail store purchases, payments to courts, and medical expenses, with unused funds returned on release. The audit also documents a jail store fund and work-release fund, but those facts should not be read as a public online deposit option.
Prince Arnold Booking Records
Alabama law gives the sheriff a central role in county jail custody. Alabama Code Section 14-6-1 places the jail and prisoners in the sheriff's legal custody, and Alabama Code Section 36-22-8 requires a sheriff jail book for persons received into the county jail. That jail book is the strongest public-record baseline when no official online roster exists.
For a Wilcox County jail record, ask for the specific document needed: current custody confirmation, booking record, jail-book entry, booking photograph, release entry, or bond and hold information. Include the person's name, date of birth if known, booking or arrest date, and charge or case number if known. Active investigations, juvenile or youthful-offender rules, sealed or expunged records, and security limits can restrict release.
Prince Arnold Jail Administration
The 2025 Examiners audit confirms that the Wilcox County sheriff operates the county jail, has custody and feeding responsibilities for county prisoners, and accounts for several jail-related funds. It documents a work-release program tied to Alabama Code Section 14-8-31, a jail store, prisoner money on deposit, prisoner feeding funds, bail-bond fee handling, and municipal feeding and housing funds.
The same audit should be used carefully. Its findings concern financial administration, receipting, documentation, cashbooks, reconciliations, and required financial submissions. They are not a direct medical-care or safety finding. The best supported facility condition fact remains the sheriff jail page's own statement that Prince Arnold's linear design creates classification and population-management challenges.
Note: Confirm custody, bond, release, and Sunday visit eligibility with Prince Arnold staff before traveling to the jail.