The Calhoun County Inmate Population
The Calhoun County inmate population is housed at the Calhoun County Jail at 400 West 8th Street in Anniston. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office Corrections Division runs the jail and is responsible for custody, security, care, and inmate records. Sheriff Falon Hurst leads that office. Most people in the jail are pre-trial, which means they have been booked after an arrest but not yet tried. The jail also holds people serving short local sentences, municipal arrestees transferred from Anniston, and people held on outside agency holds.
The count is not fixed. It rises and falls with arrests, bond decisions, court schedules, and transfers. In one recent month the jail booked in 396 people and booked out 428, which shows how much movement happens in a short window. When a person is convicted and sentenced to state prison, that person leaves the county count and joins the statewide prison population, which the Alabama Department of Corrections tracks in a separate system.
Calhoun County Inmate Population Statistics
The most reliable local figure is the sheriff's average inmate population, published in the office's monthly activity report. The February 2026 report listed an average inmate population of 373, along with 396 inmates booked in and 428 booked out that month. The sheriff did not publish an official rated capacity, so the bed figure below comes from a non-official jail guide and should be treated as approximate.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Average inmate population | 373 | CCSO Monthly Activity Report, Feb 2026 |
| Inmates booked in (month) | 396 | CCSO Monthly Activity Report, Feb 2026 |
| Inmates booked out (month) | 428 | CCSO Monthly Activity Report, Feb 2026 |
| Reported jail beds | 430 | Non-official jail guide (unverified) |
| Alabama state inmates (total) | 27,694 | ADOC inmate search page, 2026 |
The state total is a statewide ADOC figure, not a Calhoun County jail count. It is shown to frame the larger system that receives sentenced inmates from the county.
Calhoun County Inmate Population Trends
Calhoun County publishes monthly activity reports rather than a multi-year population series, so a long-term jail trend cannot be shown without inventing figures. What the monthly report does show is heavy turnover. In February 2026 the jail booked out more people than it booked in, which points to a population that churns quickly as people bond out, transfer, or finish short sentences.
| Period | Measure | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | Average population 373 | Sheriff monthly activity report |
| Feb 2026 | 396 booked in | One month of intake |
| Feb 2026 | 428 booked out | More releases than bookings that month |
For an updated trend, the sheriff's monthly activity report page is the right source, since the county posts new operations figures there each month.
Who Makes Up the Calhoun County Inmate Population
The county did not publish a dated pre-trial versus sentenced split or a full race and sex breakdown for the jail, so those exact local shares are not listed here. The roster does expose sex, race, and hold agency for each current inmate, which describes the makeup in general terms. Statewide context from the Vera Institute and the state prison totals help round out the picture of who ends up in custody.
- Pre-trial detainees make up much of the jail, since people booked after arrest wait there for bond or court.
- Hold agencies appear on the roster, with values such as Anniston PD, CCSO, and ICE seen in live rows.
- Pre-trial share statewide is reported by Vera as 68 percent of the Alabama jail population, a statewide figure rather than a county one.
- State prison demographics skew heavily male: ADOC counted 25,098 men and 2,594 women statewide in 2026.
Calhoun County Jail Capacity and Overcrowding
The sheriff did not publish an official rated capacity on the pages reviewed, so a precise overcrowding figure cannot be stated. A non-official jail guide reports 430 beds, which would sit above the February 2026 average population of 373. If that bed figure is accurate, the jail was operating below the reported bed count that month, but the unofficial source means the comparison is only a rough guide.
For a firm capacity number, the sheriff's office is the only reliable source, and a current count can be confirmed by phone or through an open-records request. The county does not post a live capacity sheet online.
Laws Governing the Calhoun County Inmate Population
Alabama law makes much of this information public and shapes how the sheriff keeps and releases jail records. The open-records statute is the backbone, the sheriff prisoner-record law sets what the jail book must contain, and the expungement law explains how some records can later be sealed. Each statute below carries a short plain-English meaning.
Key Statutes:
Alabama Code § 36-12-40 - Gives Alabama residents the right to inspect and copy public records, including many jail records, unless the law provides otherwise.
Alabama Code § 36-12-41 - Governs how public records are copied and what fees apply, as amended by the 2024 records-procedure law.
Alabama Code § 36-22-8 - Requires the sheriff to keep a public prisoner record with name, age, sex, description, charge, and commitment and release dates.
Alabama Code Title 15, Chapter 27 - Lets Alabama courts expunge eligible criminal records, which can remove some entries from public access.
The sheriff's open-records process can still withhold or redact records for juvenile, medical, investigative, expunged, and other protected categories, so a request does not release every field.
Calhoun County and the State Prison Population
When a person from Calhoun County is convicted and sentenced to state prison, that person leaves the county jail count and joins the statewide population held by the Alabama Department of Corrections. The ADOC inmate search page reported 27,694 total inmates statewide during research in 2026, with 25,098 men and 2,594 women. No state prison sits inside Calhoun County, so sentenced residents are housed at ADOC facilities in other counties.
This matters for any search. The county roster will not track a person after that person moves into state custody. From that point, the ADOC inmate search is the right tool. The state record uses a Commit County field that names the sentencing county, so a person arrested in Calhoun County may still be traced even after a move to a prison elsewhere in Alabama.
How to Search the Calhoun County Inmate Population
The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office runs a free public inmate roster with no login. It is a searchable, sortable table that covers people held at the county jail. Before you start, have the person's name and an approximate booking date ready, since the table sorts by both.
The roster is the right tool for current county custody. If the person is not there, they may have bonded out, transferred to state prison, or been booked under a different spelling.
The sheriff also publishes an official mobile app that mirrors many of these tools: Calhoun County Sheriff's Office app on Google Play.
The app is one more route to the same Calhoun County inmate population data, but the web roster remains the fullest searchable view of current jail custody.
- Open the sheriff's inmate roster page and use the table search box for a name, hold agency, or date.
- Sort by Name, Booking Date, Sex, Race, or Hold if the result list is too broad.
- Use the page-size control to show more than the default 20 rows when the list is long.
- Click the linked name to open the profile page for charges, bond amounts, and the hold agency.
- If the person is not listed, call the jail inquiry line, file a records request, or check the state, federal, and court channels instead.
Current Inmate Lookup in Calhoun County
The live roster runs on a searchable table that updates as bookings are entered, though the sheriff does not publish a refresh schedule. A current-inmate result shows the columns below, and the linked name opens a profile with charges and bond. The table below lists the roster search and sort fields verified during research.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search | Text filter | No | Global, case-insensitive search across the table. |
| Name | Linked text | No | Sortable; links to the inmate profile page. |
| Booking Date | Date | No | Format YYYY-MM-DD; sortable and filterable. |
| Sex | Text | No | Shows M or F. |
| Race | Text | No | Values include White, Black, Hispanic. |
| Hold | Text | No | Hold agency such as Anniston PD, CCSO, or ICE; blank if none. |
The sheriff's monthly activity report puts the live roster in context by showing jail bookings and an average inmate count: Calhoun County Sheriff monthly activity reports.
These reports show the size and turnover of the Calhoun County inmate population over a month, while the live roster covers who is in custody right now.
Past and Released Inmate Records
The roster does not publish a release-retention period, so it is unclear how long a released person stays visible. For a past inmate who has dropped off the roster, the path is the sheriff's open-records process. Submit a written request to the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office by mail, fax, or email with the person's name, booking date, and any case identifiers, and expect a review, a cost letter, and then copies after payment.
For someone who was sentenced and sent to state prison, the county roster will not track them after transfer. The ADOC search shows current state inmates only and carries no historical data online, so an older state record may require a written request to the state corrections department instead.
What a Calhoun County Inmate Record Shows
A roster profile in Calhoun County shows a focused set of fields. The inspected sample profile listed the name, sex, race, booking date, charges, bond amounts, and a hold-agency field. No booking number, housing unit, or mugshot field was exposed in the profile text, so those should not be promised online.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | Inmate name, shown in Last, First format and linked to the profile. |
| Booking Date | The date the person was booked, in YYYY-MM-DD format. |
| Charges | One or more booking charges, which may be preliminary and differ from court charges. |
| Bond Amount | The bond set for each charge, or blank where none is listed. |
| Sex and Race | Public descriptors shown for each inmate. |
| Hold Agency | An outside hold such as Anniston PD, CCSO, or ICE when one applies. |
After a transfer to state prison, the record changes shape. The ADOC profile uses fields like Admit Date, Commit County, Custody level, and Minimum Release Date, which describe state custody rather than a county booking.
County Jail vs. State Prison: Where to Look
The split between the county jail and the state prison system decides which search to run. Pre-trial detainees and people on short sentences sit in the county jail under the sheriff. Sentenced felons move to a state prison run by the corrections department, which keeps its own locator. Using the wrong system is the most common reason a search fails.
| County Jail | State Prison (DOC) | |
|---|---|---|
| Who Is Held | Pre-trial and short sentences | Sentenced felons |
| Run By | Calhoun County Sheriff | Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) |
| Where to Look | Sheriff inmate roster | State inmate locator |
| Stays Listed | Current inmates; retention not published | Current inmates only; no online history |
State and Federal Inmate Search
Three separate locators cover the inmate population beyond the county jail. The ADOC inmate search finds sentenced Alabama state prisoners by AIS number or name. The Federal Bureau of Prisons locator covers federal inmates from 1982 to the present. The ICE Online Detainee Locator System covers adult immigration detainees and requires a nine-digit A-number or biographical details.
Each answers a different question. ICE holds can also appear in the county jail roster, since the Hold column has shown ICE on live rows, but the county may hold a person for an outside agency without being the agency in charge. Victims can register for custody and release alerts through VINELink Alabama.
The federal locator shows the Find by Number and Find by Name tabs used for federal custody: Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.
Use this federal tool only when a person from Calhoun County may be in federal rather than state or county custody, since it does not track the local jail inmate population.
Calhoun County Detention Facilities
Calhoun County's detention map centers on the county jail in Anniston, with one municipal holding point. No state prison, federal, or immigration facility sits inside the county, so sentenced residents are housed elsewhere through the state and federal systems.
- Calhoun County Jail - The main county jail in Anniston, holding pre-trial detainees, short local sentences, and outside holds.
- Anniston Police Department / Municipal Holding Facility - A municipal police holding point; Anniston inmates are now housed by the county sheriff.
Calhoun County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Calhoun County inmate population?
The sheriff's February 2026 monthly activity report listed an average inmate population of 373 at the Calhoun County Jail. The county did not publish an official rated capacity, and a non-official jail guide reports 430 beds. For a current count, the sheriff's office is the most reliable source.
How do I search the Calhoun County inmate population?
Use the free public inmate roster on the sheriff's website. Search the table by name, hold agency, or date, then click a name to open the profile with charges and bond. There is no login or fee, and the roster covers people in current county jail custody.
Can I look up a released or past inmate?
The roster does not state how long a released person stays listed. For a past inmate who has dropped off, file an open-records request with the sheriff's office for the booking record. A person sentenced to state prison appears in the ADOC search instead, which shows current inmates only.
Where do sentenced inmates go after the county jail?
After conviction and sentencing to state prison, a person leaves county custody and moves to an Alabama Department of Corrections facility. No state prison sits in Calhoun County, so they are housed elsewhere. The state record names the sentencing county in its Commit County field.
Does the Calhoun County roster show mugshots?
The roster table and the inspected profile did not expose a mugshot field, so booking photos should not be assumed online. A booking photo may be available through an open-records request to the sheriff, subject to redaction rules. Federal locators do not provide public mugshots.
What does a hold agency mean on the roster?
The Hold column names an outside agency or case that wants the person kept in custody. Live rows have shown Anniston PD, CCSO, and ICE. A hold can prevent release even when bond is posted on the local charge, so confirm any hold with the jail before arranging release.