County record · Alabama

Russell County

3 Deployments on record

2 Agencies

2 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 2 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 1 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · none on record Doorbell & camera registry · none on record Cell-site simulators · none on record Predictive policing · none on record Social-media monitoring · none on record

The record, by agency

Russell County Sheriff's Office

Phenix City · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Russell County

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Russell County Sheriff's Office operates 15 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Russell County Sheriff's Office operates one DJI Phantom drone as of 2014, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College wrbl.com

Phenix City Police Department

Phenix City · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Phenix City

ALPR

The Phenix City Police Department has used automated licesnse plate readers since at least 2018.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Ledger-Enquirer Phenix City Phenix City

Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026