Anniston Police Department Jail Inquiry

Anniston Police Department / Municipal Holding Facility Overview

The Anniston Police Department operates from 174 West 13th Street in Anniston. The official police page identifies the department's law-enforcement role within the city and police jurisdiction, while the municipal court handles misdemeanor, traffic, and ordinance matters inside Anniston. For custody purposes, the important local distinction is that Anniston's own FAQ says Anniston inmates are now housed by the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.

That makes this location different from Calhoun County Jail. Anniston functions as a municipal police, court, warrant, record, bond, and short-term holding access point. It should not be treated as a standalone long-term jail with its own public roster. When someone arrested by Anniston Police remains in custody, the practical search path is the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office inmate roster and the jail inquiry number published by Anniston.

The screenshot below is from the official Calhoun County Sheriff's Office visitation page, which is relevant to Anniston because it names approved video-visitation kiosks at the Anniston City Jail address.

That kiosk note is the clearest official facility-specific custody connection: Anniston is not a separate public roster, but it remains an access point in the county jail visitation system.

Anniston Municipal Holding Capacity and Population

No official Anniston municipal holding capacity, average daily population, or bed-count figure was located in the research materials. Because Anniston's FAQ routes Anniston inmates to the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office, the relevant official custody population snapshot is the county jail report, not a city jail census. The sheriff's February 2026 monthly activity report listed 396 booked in, 428 booked out, and an average inmate population of 373 for Calhoun County Jail.

How to Look Up an Anniston Arrestee

Do not look for a separate Anniston long-term jail roster. The researched chain is the county roster first, then phone and municipal court channels as needed. The official sheriff roster shows people in Calhoun County Jail and can include Anniston PD in the Hold column when that agency is connected to the booking.

1. Open the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office Inmate Roster.
2. Search the table by name, and check the Hold column for Anniston PD if the result set is broad.
3. If the person is not listed, call the jail inquiry number Anniston references, 256-236-5561, or the sheriff's main office at 256-236-6600.
4. For Anniston municipal court dates, warrants, payments, and record checks, use the Anniston Municipal Court contact channel.

If an Anniston case later moves beyond local custody, use the Alabama Department of Corrections inmate search after state sentencing, the BOP locator for federal prison custody, or ICE ODLS for immigration detention. VINELink Alabama can also be used for custody notification.

Anniston Police Department Address and Contact

Use Anniston Police for city police reports, police non-emergency contact, and municipal police routing. Use the county jail for custody confirmation once an Anniston arrestee has been booked or housed by the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office. Use Anniston Municipal Court for municipal case, warrant, record-check, and payment questions.

Visiting or Using an Anniston Video Kiosk

Anniston should not be described as a long-term visitation site for a separate city jail population. The official Calhoun County visitation page says approved visitors may use kiosks at Anniston City Jail, 174 W. 13th Street, for video visitation tied to Calhoun County Jail. Visits still must be scheduled in advance through InmateSales.com or a jail lobby kiosk, visitors must be approved, and walk-in visits are not permitted.

Mail, Phone, and Money for Anniston Arrestees

Mail, money, commissary, phone, and video rules follow the Calhoun County Jail system once the person is housed by the sheriff. The county jail mail format is the inmate's name at 400 West 8th Street, Anniston, AL 36201. Regular letter-size mail must use white pre-posted envelopes, and incoming mail is scanned for electronic delivery. Books are accepted only when purchased directly from Barnes and Noble and delivered directly to the jail.

Booking, Bond, and Municipal Court for Anniston Cases

Anniston municipal custody usually connects to police processing, misdemeanor or traffic court, city-ordinance cases, warrants, bond processing, and transfer or housing through the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office. Anniston Municipal Court publishes office hours of Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM, and court on Wednesdays from 7:00 AM until court is over. It also publishes warrant and record-check windows on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday from 8:30 to 11:00 and 1:30 to 3:00, with picture ID and a $10 record-check fee.

The Anniston FAQ lists cash, property, and bonding-company routes for misdemeanor charges. It also says cash bond is required for contempt of court, with cash paid to the magistrate during business hours or to Anniston Police after hours. Property bonds require tax-assessor property ownership documentation and all owners with picture ID, and the FAQ says no after-hours property bonds are accepted.

About Anniston Police Department / Municipal Holding Facility

The official Anniston police page identifies Chief William "Clint" Parris and describes a department serving Anniston city limits and police jurisdiction. The department has served since 1883 and has CALEA accreditation dating to March 2017. Those details support the police-department profile, but they should not be converted into jail-program claims. For inmate services, the controlling local source is still Calhoun County Jail once an Anniston arrestee is housed by the sheriff.