The mission of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office exists within the purpose of the office itself. To provide fair, honest, impartial and professional public safety services to all citizens of Lee County, Alabama.
The mission of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office exists within the purpose of the office itself. To provide fair, honest, impartial and professional public safety services to all citizens of Lee County, Alabama. We accomplish this mission by striving to do our best to support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America and the laws of the State of Alabama. We also believe that our primary obligation is to the citizens who, by their will, allow us to serve and protect.
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office, located in Opelika, Alabama, is a full-service law enforcement agency serving a population of over 174,000 people in one of Alabama’s top five fastest growing counties. Located in the east central portion of the state, Lee County covers 616 square miles and is the home of Auburn University.
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office has over 200 employees, 100+ of whom are sworn deputy sheriffs. Seven members of the Sheriff’s Office command staff are graduates of the prestigious FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Operating from the W.S. “Buck” Jones Administration building, the Sheriff’s Office maintains an around-the-clock law enforcement presence in rural Lee County.
The Lee County Detention Center (LCDC) serves as the detention facility for pre-trial felony defendants and those convicted of misdemeanor offenses in the county district courts. The LCDC also provides detention services for all municipalities in Lee County (Auburn Police Dept. & Opelika Police Dept.), the US Marshals Service in the Middle Districts of Alabama and Georgia, and Fort Benning. A staff of over 70 corrections deputies along with a medical staff including a physician, three nurses, four administrative assistants and two mental health psychotherapists are involved in detention center operations. Along with the corrections staff, LCDC operations has internship partnerships with both Auburn University and Tuskegee University. The LCDC has 434 beds and conducts numerous in-house programs including work release, GED certificate study, a substance abuse program known by the acronym S.T.O.P., and a “work ready” initiative in partnership with Southern Union State Community College. It is one of the first detention centers in Alabama to have full-time mental health staff members, recognizing the importance of not just inmates' physical health, but mental health as well.
Lee County Sheriff’s Office
1900 Frederick Road Opelika, AL 36801
