A candidate for Lee County sheriff is raising concerns about transparency after submitting a series of public records requests to the sheriff’s office as the race for the county’s top law enforcement position begins to take shape.
Cam Hunt, a Marine Corps veteran and law enforcement official, is running for the position of Lee County sheriff against longtime sheriff Jay Jones.
On March 12, Hunt announced on his campaign’s social media page that he hand-delivered several public records requests under Alabama’s Public Records Law to a sheriff’s office employee on February 19, 2026 — 21 days ago. In the requests, Hunt said he asked for records involving concealed carry permit revenue and spending, jail use-of-force incidents, lawsuits and legal claims involving the department, jail medical service contracts, equipment purchases and communications contracts.
One of the requests also seeks records related to inmate deaths and serious injuries in the county jail over the past 15 years…