Childersburg ADOC Releases

Where Childersburg Release Records Go

Childersburg Community-Based Facility / Community Work Center is operated by the Alabama Department of Corrections. The official ADOC facility page identifies it at 13501 Plant Road, Childersburg, AL 35044, phone (256) 378-3821, in Talladega County and the Northern Region. ADOC lists male inmates, minimum-community and minimum-out custody types, and a population or bed occupancy figure of 359. The facility is described as minimum security and as a community-based facility with educational, drug treatment, reentry, community work, and work-center programming.

A release from Childersburg is not a county-jail release unless the person also had a separate Talladega County Jail booking. The county sheriff's Southern Software release feed answers local jail questions. Childersburg release confirmation is an ADOC state-prison question: whether the person is still in ADOC custody, moved to parole or mandatory supervision, discharged from the sentence, transferred, or otherwise left the specific facility. If a person disappears from ADOC's current search, that absence is not enough by itself because ADOC says historical inmate data is not available online.

Confirm a Childersburg ADOC Release

ADOC's public inmate search is useful while the person is current, but it is not a historical release archive. ADOC states that the database only contains currently incarcerated inmates and that historical data is not available online. That limitation should control every Childersburg lookup. Use the current search to confirm a person is still in state custody or to capture current sentence fields before release. For a past release or discharge, use records and supervision channels.

1. Search ADOC Inmate Search by AIS number when available. ADOC says the AIS number is the quickest way to find a specific inmate and takes precedence over name fields.
2. If no AIS is available, search first and last name. ADOC name search is open-ended and displays a maximum of 50 results, so common names may need tighter identity details.
3. Review ADOC date language carefully. The Alabama term for a projected release date is Minimum Release Date, and it can change because of discipline, loss of good time, new cases, or sentence changes from the circuit clerk.
4. If the person is no longer in the public current search, confirm through ADOC public records, Alabama VNS if the person is an eligible ADOC-sentenced offender, ABPP if parole or mandatory supervision applies, and court records.
5. If the question involves release into supervision, use the local ABPP office split: Talladega North routes through the Talladega Field Office and Talladega South through the Sylacauga Field Office.

Parole consideration is not the same as release. ADOC defines Parole Consideration Date as a tentative date set by the parole board, and ABPP notes that a set date does not guarantee a hearing during that month. If parole is granted, ABPP still verifies the home plan and coordinates with ADOC before physical release. Mandatory supervision under Alabama Code Section 15-22-26.2 is also a state release-to-supervision path and is processed with ABPP involvement.

Childersburg Facility Source

The matched facility image below comes from the ADOC Childersburg facility page, the official source for the facility name, custody types, address, phone, and program description.

The image supports the facility identity. It does not turn ADOC's current search into a historical release database, so older release confirmation still requires the records and supervision path.

Childersburg Records and Contact

For facility identity and current ADOC custody questions, begin with the ADOC facility and inmate-search sources. For public-record questions about a release, discharge, or historical custody event, use ADOC public records rather than the Talladega County Sheriff's Office. The ADOC public-record contact listed in the research is public.records@doc.alabama.gov and (334) 353-3883. The public-record form describes viewing appointments from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday except holidays when records are available for viewing, and it describes production-cost payment by cashier's check or money order before copies are produced.

About Childersburg CBF/CWC

This page covers a state community-based facility, not a county jail. ADOC's public material gives the facility type as Community-Based Facility / Community Work Center, with minimum-community and minimum-out custody classifications. That matters because a person leaving Childersburg may have a state sentence event, a parole event, mandatory supervision, a transfer, or a discharge. The live Talladega County Jail release range does not prove or disprove those events.

Childersburg Release Dates and Supervision

The phrase "release date" means something different here than it does at the county jail. For a county detainee, release may be driven by bond, court order, dismissal, transfer, or another agency pickup. For an ADOC inmate, the public term is Minimum Release Date. Alabama correctional incentive time, education incentive time, sentence length, offense category, jail credit, custody classification, disciplinary action, mandatory supervision, parole decisions, and court changes can all affect the date. A public page should not calculate the date for a specific person from scratch.

After an ADOC release, ABPP may be the local confirmation channel if the person is on parole, probation, or mandatory supervision. Talladega County is served by two field offices: the Talladega Field Office at 150 East Renfroe Road for Talladega North and the Sylacauga Field Office at Room 211, 400 North Norton Avenue for Talladega South. Alabama VNS is also narrower than many people expect: it is for offenders convicted in Alabama and sentenced to ADOC custody, and it directs pretrial case questions back to the sheriff in the county where the crime occurred.

Childersburg Walkaway Is Not Release

Because Childersburg includes community-based and work-center programming, some public alerts may involve a person walking away or escaping from a work-center setting. The research notes that ADOC escape or recapture notices and law-enforcement alerts may be relevant in that situation. That should not be described as a release. A release is an authorized custody or sentence event; a walkaway or escape is a custody problem that needs separate ADOC and law-enforcement confirmation.

If the person's status is unclear, compare the systems rather than forcing one answer. ADOC current search can show whether the person is still in public current custody data. ADOC public records can confirm historical release or discharge. ABPP can show parole or mandatory-supervision context. The 29th Judicial Circuit and Alacourt can show the sentencing or court order that explains why a state sentence, probation term, or county booking changed.

When Childersburg ADOC Search Is Silent

A silent ADOC public search result should be handled carefully. It may mean the person is no longer in current ADOC custody, but it can also reflect spelling, common-name result limits, the lack of an AIS number, or a category excluded from the public search. ADOC specifically says the search and population totals do not include inmates sentenced under the Youthful Offender Act. The reliable wording is that the public current-custody search is not showing the person; the release or discharge still needs to be confirmed through the appropriate records channel.

For historical confirmation, send the request to ADOC with enough identifiers to avoid a false match: full name, AIS number if known, date of birth if available, facility name, approximate release date, sentencing county or court, and the record being requested. The ADOC public-record form's production-cost language also matters for expectations. It says payment is tied to production cost and is made before copies are produced. The research did not establish a fixed Talladega-specific fee or turnaround time, so this page does not invent one.

Alabama VNS can help only within its coverage. The VNS page says it is for offenders convicted in Alabama and sentenced to ADOC custody, and it directs pretrial case questions to the sheriff in the county where the crime occurred. For a Childersburg release, VNS may be relevant because the facility is ADOC. For a Talladega County Jail pretrial release, VNS should not replace the sheriff release feed. That distinction is one of the most important safeguards for this county's facility pages.