Have you spent any time looking for records throughout the state of Alabama? Whether you’re looking for criminal records, prison records, or even court records, you have probably learned that accessing many of these records can be tremendously difficult. Thankfully, this is not the case for marriage certificates and divorce records.

If you’ve spent time trying to get ahold of official, state records for many of the counties in Alabama, then you’ve probably learned that it can be tremendously difficult depending on what type of record that you’re hunting. This is for many reasons: it may be a series of local privacy laws, it could be that those records are outdated, and it is often the case that the county records in question simply don’t exist online.

Getting your hands on jail and prison records for just about anybody throughout the state of Alabama can be a challenge – if you don’t know where to look. Thankfully, there are a series of online resources that will make finding jail records and prison records for persons in both Hale County and all of Alabama.

In Alabama, court records are classified based on a need-to-know basis. What this means is that it may be difficult for you to procure certain types of court records unless you can either demonstrate a clear need to access them, or if they are already considered to be public information. In order to find out, you will need to contact the courts. Generally speaking, the results from most criminal trials are public information, as are divorce proceedings, but many court cases involving the personal data of individuals may only be accessed by lawyers, those directly effected in the case, and by specific officials.

We recommend starting your search with the Hale County Probate Judge. Often, the sorts of court records that are easily made available are this type. They can be reached by telephone at (334)624-8740, or in person at 1001 Main St #9, in Greensboro, AL. Alternatively, you can try contacting the Hale County District Attorney directly, whom can provide information concerning many types of court records. This office may be reached by telephone at (334)624-4863, or visited in person at 1001 Main St #51, and is also in Greensboro.

A resource that is often incredibly useful for accessing court records is the Alabama Supreme Court and State Law Library. Their website is located at http://judicial.alabama.gov/library.cfm. However, you may wish to contact them by telephone at (800)236-4029, or by email at [email protected]. This contact information is directly for the Reference Desk at the library, and they will have access to a large majority of the court records throughout the state.

Have you been trying to find out if someone you know or are related to has a warrant out for their arrest? What about if they ever have been arrested in the past? While some counties make warrant information very easy to come by – even putting it on their counties’ home page – Hale County does not. This means that you will need to use other avenues of information to access this data. In this piece, we have compiled some resources to help you locate the information you are looking for.

The Farquhar Cattle Ranch which lies in the Hale County has started as a supplier of beef in a certain department. It got its name from Charles Farquhar who became a ranch superintendent for quite a long time.

Its principal operation was for industrial purposes like production of catfish and cattle.
Secondarily, the ranch also holds inmates who were trusty custody who work for the ranch and also work for free in the community services during their free time on the ranch.