North Alabama Release Records
North Alabama Community Based Facility and Community Work Center is an ADOC facility in Decatur. It is not located in Limestone County, but it belongs in the Limestone release map because ADOC says inmates there participate in work release programs in Morgan, Limestone, and Madison Counties. A Limestone County resident may see someone locally through work release while that person remains under state custody or state supervision.
A release from this facility is an ADOC release path. It should not be checked through the Limestone County Jail portal unless there was a separate local jail booking. The core sources are ADOC inmate search and records, ABPP for parole or probation supervision, Alabama VNS for state-prison notification, and court records for the sentence. If the person is moved to another ADOC facility before final release, the ADOC record should be read for current facility and sentence-status fields.
The work-center context can blur custody language. A person in minimum custody may be physically present in the community for work release, but that is not the same as discharge from ADOC custody. Release confirmation should focus on whether ADOC custody or supervision changed, not merely whether the person was seen in Limestone County.
North Alabama ADOC Search
The correct search route is the ADOC inmate search. ADOC says the AIS number is the fastest way to find a particular inmate and takes precedence over the name fields. If no AIS is known, the first and last name fields can be searched separately or together. Name searches are open-ended, so a partial last name can produce several matches.
- Confirm the custody type first: ADOC work-center custody, county jail custody, federal custody, ICE custody, or supervision.
- Search ADOC by AIS number if available, or by first and last name if the AIS number is unknown.
- Check the facility field for North Alabama CBF/CWC, another ADOC facility, or a changed custody status.
- Read release-date fields with ADOC definitions, especially Minimum Release Date and Parole Consideration Date.
- Use ABPP if parole, probation, mandatory release supervision, delinquency, or revocation is involved.
- Use the sentencing court for judgment, jail credit, sentence changes, or disposition questions.
ADOC's public search has a major release limit: the search page says the database contains currently incarcerated inmates and that historical data is not available online at that time. Older work-center releases may require ADOC records, ABPP records, VNS notices, court records, or registry records rather than a live online inmate result.
When the person is no longer returned in the current ADOC search, use the release trail rather than the Limestone County jail roster. ADOC records can address the institutional release, ABPP can address supervision after release, and the sentencing court can address the judgment, jail credit, and sentence changes. The county jail portal becomes relevant only if there was a new local arrest or a separate Limestone County booking.
North Alabama Work Center Contact
The ADOC facility page gives the Decatur address and phone for North Alabama Community Based Facility and Community Work Center. Contacting the facility can help identify the correct ADOC channel, but a full release or discharge record may need ADOC records rather than a county records request. The Limestone County Sheriff's Office is not the records custodian for a release from this ADOC work center unless the person also had a Limestone County jail booking.
North Alabama Community Based Facility and Community Work Center
1401 Highway 20 West
Decatur, AL 35601
Operating agency: Alabama Department of Corrections
Phone: (256) 350-0876
Facility type: ADOC community-based facility and community work center
The ADOC facility page is the source for the facility details. The ADOC definitions page should be used alongside search results because it explains how release dates, parole dates, jail credit, good time, and parole status should be read.
Limestone Work Release Footprint
ADOC says inmates at North Alabama CBF/CWC participate in work release programs in Morgan, Limestone, and Madison Counties. That is the researched local connection. It does not turn the facility into a Limestone County jail. It means a person may have a Limestone County work-release connection while the release record remains with ADOC.
Work release can create several points of confusion. A person may have a job site in Limestone County, a supervision contact in Athens, a sentence from a different county, and an ADOC custody record in Decatur. If the person is later released to parole or probation in Limestone County, ABPP's Athens Field Office may become relevant. If the person is arrested locally while on work release or supervision, then a new Limestone County Jail record may also exist.
| Question | Best source |
|---|---|
| Is the person still in ADOC work-center custody? | ADOC inmate search or ADOC records. |
| Has the person reached an ADOC release date? | ADOC search plus ADOC definitions for minimum release date and parole status. |
| Is the person on parole or probation in Limestone County? | ABPP Athens Field Office or statewide ABPP resources. |
| Was there a new local arrest? | Limestone County Jail portal and Sheriff's Office records. |
| What did the sentencing court order? | The circuit clerk or Alacourt record for the sentencing county. |
North Alabama Release Fields
ADOC release review should focus on state custody fields rather than county booking fields. A county jail release date shows local jail movement. A work-center release record is tied to the sentence, ADOC custody, earned credit, parole board action, and supervision status.
| Field or term | Meaning for work-center release |
|---|---|
| AIS number | ADOC's unique six-digit identifier for locating a specific inmate. |
| Current facility | Shows whether the person remains at North Alabama CBF/CWC or has moved. |
| Minimum Release Date | Earliest scheduled date for release to probation or end of sentence. |
| Parole Consideration Date | Parole Board timing, not an automatic release date. |
| Jail Credit | Pre-sentence county jail time prepared by the circuit clerk. |
| Good Time Received or Revoked | Credit fields that can move the earliest scheduled release date. |
North Alabama Facility Details
ADOC says North Alabama Community Based Facility and Community Work Center opened in May 1981 and sits on 11 acres in Decatur. It holds ADOC male inmates in minimum-custody and community work-center status. ADOC also lists drug treatment, aftercare, NA/AA programming, GED and adult education through Ingram State Technical College, and work release in Morgan, Limestone, and Madison Counties.
The programming and work-release details are local release context, not proof of a discharge. A person can be participating in work release while still serving an ADOC sentence. Release confirmation still comes from ADOC, ABPP, Alabama VNS where applicable, and the sentencing court.
The county connection should be read as practical, not custodial. Work release may place an ADOC inmate in Limestone County during the day, but custody remains with ADOC until the sentence status changes. That is why a searcher should not expect the county's Release Date filter to show a work-center discharge unless the same person also had a county jail booking.
North Alabama Supervision Checks
After release from North Alabama CBF/CWC, a person may be on parole, probation, mandatory release supervision, or discharged from custody. ABPP is the statewide parole and probation agency. The Athens Field Office serves Limestone County at 630 South Jefferson Street, Athens, AL 35611, with main phone 256.614.0123 and Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:30 PM hours. That office is relevant when the released person is supervised in Limestone County.
Alabama VNS is also more relevant to an ADOC facility than to a pretrial county jail case. The state VNS page says the system is for offenders convicted in Alabama and sentenced to ADOC custody, while pretrial county cases should be directed to the county sheriff. VINELink Alabama may also be checked for custody notifications where source-system coverage allows it.
If a person cannot be found in ADOC after a claimed work-center release, do not jump to the county jail roster. First decide whether the person discharged from ADOC, moved to another ADOC facility, entered ABPP supervision, returned to court, or was arrested on a new local case. The home page's Limestone County released inmates search overview explains the full cross-system route.
Work Center vs County Jail
The most common error is treating this work center like the Limestone County Jail because the work-release footprint includes Limestone County. The systems are different. The work center is state custody. The jail is local custody. A released record from one does not replace a record from the other.
- ADOC work-center release
- Confirmed through ADOC records, ADOC search fields, ABPP, Alabama VNS, and the sentencing court.
- Limestone County Jail release
- Confirmed through the sheriff portal, Sheriff's Office records staff, and local court records.
- Parole or probation
- Confirmed through ABPP, especially if supervision is served in Limestone County.
- New arrest
- Checked through the county jail portal only when a new local booking exists.
Note: A person can have both an ADOC work-center history and a Limestone County jail record, but those records answer different release questions.