Gadsden, Alabama

Etowah County Jail (Etowah County Detention Center)

United States

Status

Elowah County Sheriff's Department

Governmental

Type: 2023 (In use)

Custodial Authority: Government

Management: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Department of Homeland Security)

Detains: Adult men, Adult women

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
No Data
No Data
No Data
United States

182,869

Migration Detainee Entries (2020)

26,898

Reported Population (Single Day) (2023)

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FACILITY NAMES
Etowah County Jail (Etowah County Detention Center)
Location

Country: United States

City & Region: Gadsden, Alabama, Americas

Latitude, Longitude: 34.0158055, -86.0118963

Contact Information
827 Forrest Avenue
Gadsden AL, 35901
Tel: +1 256 549 5410
Fax: +1256 549 5332

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status In use

2023

Status Closed/ceased migrant detention

2022

Status In use

2020

Status In use

2019

Status In use

2018

Status In use

2017

Status In use

2016

Status In use

2015

Status In use

2013

Status In use

2012
Facility type

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2017
National typology

Name U.S. Marshals Service Inter-Governmental Agreement

2023

Name US Marshall Service Intergovernmental Agreement (IGSA)

2013
Management

Name Elowah County Sheriff's Department

Type Governmental

2012
Custodial Authorities

Agency Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Ministry Department of Homeland Security

Ministry Typology Internal or Public Security

2012
Facility owner

State or Privately Owned Government

Name of Owner County

2017
Detainee Per Diem (USD)

Number 45

2017
Area of Operations

Area of Authority of Operations New Orleans Field Office

2023

Area of Authority of Operations New Orleans Region (NOL)

2013
Operating Period

Year of Entry 2010

2018

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult men

2012

Name Adult women

2012
Categories of detainees

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2012

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2012

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2012

SIZE & POPULATION

Facility Average Daily Population (year)

Number 300

2017

Number 310

2017

Number 311

2013

Number 315

2012

Number 342

2009

Number 352

2008

Number 339

2007
Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 1472

2012

Number 1962

2011

Number 4

2010

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2023

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2012

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

Minimum Standards (“Good,” “Acceptable,” or “Meets Standards”)

2009

Minimum Standards (“Good,” “Acceptable,” or “Meets Standards”)

2008

Minimum Standards (“Good,” “Acceptable,” or “Meets Standards”)

2007

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2012

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Reports of Deaths

2004

MONITORING & ACCESS

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