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Etowah County Detention Center, AL

Updated on: January 7, 2024
Etowah County Detention Center

256-549-5410, 256-549-1444

827 Forrest Avenue, Gadsden, AL, 35901

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Etowah County Detention Center - General Information

Facility Name: Etowah County Detention Center
Facility Type: County Jail
Address: 827 Forrest Avenue, Gadsden, AL, 35901
Phone: 256-549-5410, 256-549-1444
Capacity: 950
Facility Type: Adult
City: Gadsden
Postal Code: 35901
State: Alabama
County: Etowah County
Official Website: http://www.etowahcountysheriff.org/detention.php

Etowah County Sheriffs Department And Detention Center

Sheriff: Jonathon W. Horton
Address: 827 Forrest Avenue, Gadsden, Alabama, 35901
Phone: 256-546-2825
Fax: 256-549-2171

Etowah County Detention Center inmate search: Personal Description, Bookings, Who’s in jail, Appeals Court, Arrests, Jail Roster, Defendant Record, Release Date, Booking Date, Alias, Mugshots, Current Location, Bond, Criminal Records.

Etowah County Detention Center is in Gadsden, Alabama. Etowah County Detention Center started holding their employee orientation and training classes. It was not until a few months later that inmates started arriving.

Etowah County Detention Center entire goal is to keep a humane, secure, and safe place for inmates and their staff members.

The facility can hold up to 950 inmates (Adult). There is an administrative office as well.

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Etowah County Detention Center has their inmate roster public. You can find their inmate roster on the official Etowah County Sheriff’s website. You can search the inmate roster by the inmates name, the charge they are being charged with (or already charged with), or by the how many numbers of days they’ve been in the Etowah County Detention Center.

In the Etowah County Detention Center, you can find their name, mugshot, the charge they are in on, date of birth, and other personal identifying information. From here, you can schedule visitation too.

Sending a Mail/Care Package

Inmates can receive mail. All mail is scanned into the Smart Communications system and then available to the inmates.

To send mail, you will need to use the following address:

Etowah County Detention Center
INMATE NAME, ID NUMBER
827 Forrest Avenue, Gadsden, AL, 35901

The inmates then will be able to check their mail at the inmate kiosks. This is to keep both staff and inmates safe from things that people try and sneak into letters, postcards, and other postal mail.

However, inmates can still choose to send letters through the snail mail, but many inmates prefer to use the Smart Communications system to send an email because it is faster.

Both inmates and their family and friends must pay $0.50 per message. It also costs $1 for inmate’s family and friends to send a photograph. Inmates are not permitted to print out photographs.

Sending Money

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You can send money to inmates in Etowah County Detention Center a few different ways.

Phone

You can contact Keefe Commissary at this phone number 866-345-1884. You can also add money by contacting Correct Solutions at the phone number 877-618-3516.

In-Person

If you are close to the jail, you can come in to the Etowah County Sheriff’s Office Lobby from 7am to 11pm minus holidays.

Online

The last way you can send money is by going online and setting up an account with Access Corrections. There is a fee involved with this service.

Visitation

Jail clerks are no longer in charge of setting up visitation appointments. In order to visit, you must have a government ID. There are only four people allowed to visit at one time.

Depending on what pod the inmate is being held in, visitation can be between 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM. Each housing pod has two designated visitation times.

All visitors in Etowah County Detention Center need to be registered, even children. You must call and schedule an appointment with 24 hours of the visit. You can also schedule visitation times online too.

Video visitation is available too. Video visitation is through Smart Communications.

How Often Can I Visit?

You are only permitted one visit a week. Visitation days in Etowah County Detention Center are typically Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

Visiting Hours

Monday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Tuesday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Wednesday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Thursday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Friday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Saturday 7:30 Am to 2:30 PM
Sunday 7:30 Am to 2:30 PM
Holiday

The visiting starts in first in, first out type of fashion. No new visitors will be allowed in 45 minutes before the end of the visit day. 45 minutes before the end of the visit day officers start escorting those who were first in out of the visitor room.

Etowah County Prison Statistics

Alabama Jail & Prison Phone Call Rates
In-State Phone Call Rate Per Minute $0.26
Out of State Phone Call Rate Per Minute $0.26
Etowah County Jail Admissions
Total Jail Admissions 6,180
Total Jail Population 699
Female Jail Population 66
Male Jail Population 568
Etowah County Jail Admissions By Race
Asian Jail Population 10
Black Jail Population 150
Latino Jail Population 80
Native Jail Population -
White Jail Population 289
Etowah County Pretrial Jail Population
Pretrial Jail Population 568
Female Pretrial Jail Population 9
Male Pretrial Jail Population 110
Etowah County Jail Held Inmates
Jail Population Held for State Prison 22
Jail Population Held for Out-of-State Prison 2
Jail Population Held for State Jail 2
Jail Population Held for Out-of-State Jail 3
Jail Population Held for Federal Agencies 249
Jail Population Held for ICE 249
Etowah County Prison Admissions
Total Prison Admissions 332
Female Prison Admissions 62
Male Prison Admissions 270
Asian Prison Admissions -
Black Prison Admissions 87
Latino Prison Admissions -
Native Prison Admissions -
White Prison Admissions 244
Other Prison Admissions 1
Etowah County Prison Population
Total Prison Population 714
Female Prison Population 64
Male Prison Population 650
Etowah County Prison Population By Race
Asian Prison Population -
Black Prison Population 277
Latino Prison Population -
Native Prison Population -
White Prison Population 435
Other Prison Population 2

Etowah County, Alabama Warrants, Arrests

Directions

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