Gadsden, Alabama

Etowah County Jail (Etowah County Detention Center)

United States

Status

Last documented use

2026

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Management: Elowah County Sheriff's Department (Governmental)

Detains: Adult women, Adult men, Asylum seekers (administrative), Criminal detainees (convicted or remand), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

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

277,913

Migration Detainee Entries

37,722

Average Daily Migrant Detainee Population

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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
Year
Last documented use
2026
Last documented use
2023
In use
2023
Closed/ceased migrant detention
2022
In use
2020
In use
2019
In use
2018
In use
2017
In use
2016
In use
2015
In use
2013
In use
2012
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2026
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2017
National typology
Official Typology
Year
U.S. Marshals Service Inter-Governmental Agreement
2023
US Marshall Service Intergovernmental Agreement (IGSA)
2013
Management
Management
Type
Year
Elowah County Sheriff's Department
Governmental
2026
Elowah County Sheriff's Department
Governmental
2012
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Internal or Public Security
2026
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Internal or Public Security
2012
Facility owner
Owner type
Owner name
Year
Government
County
2017
Cost Per Detainee/Day
Amount (USD)
Year
45
2017
Area of Operations
Regional Jurisdiction
Year
New Orleans Field Office
2023
New Orleans Region (NOL)
2013
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2010

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult women

2026

Adult men

2026

Adult men

2012

Adult women

2012
Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2026

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2012

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2012

Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2012

SIZE & POPULATION

Facility Average Daily Population (year)

Number 78

2026

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
Average Days in Detention

Number of Days 4

2026

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

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

2025

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

2009

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

2008

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

2007

CARCERAL INDICATORS

Carceral Environment

Carceral Environment Yes

2026
External Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2012

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Reports of Deaths
Name of deceased individual
Date of death
N.A.

MONITORING & ACCESS

TELECOMMUNICATIONS