{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":["Place","GovernmentBuilding"],"alternate_language":[{"language":"es","url":"https://migrantusa.com/es/detencion-ice/etowah-county-jail/"}],"as_of":"2026-10-20","attribution":"MigrantUSA Editorial. Etowah County Detention Center. https://migrantusa.com/ice-detention/etowah-county-jail/","city":"Gadsden","dateModified":"2026-10-20","description":"Etowah County Detention Center, Gadsden, Alabama: ICE said in 2022 it would stop using it; county minutes show ICE detainees there again in 2025 and 2026.","disclaimer":"General information, not legal advice. MigrantUSA is an independent publisher and is not a law firm. Always verify current details directly with the relevant agency before acting.","ero_field_office":"New Orleans Field Office","faqs":[{"answer":"ICE announced on March 25, 2022 that it would discontinue use of the Etowah County Detention Center in Gadsden, Alabama, citing a long history of serious deficiencies found in inspections; ICE has since marked that release as archived. Etowah County Commission minutes of March 18, 2025 and February 17, 2026 record ICE detainees held there again, and ICE’s fiscal year 2026 detention statistics list the jail (as Etowah County Jail) as holding ICE detainees.","question":"Didn’t ICE stop using the Etowah County Detention Center in 2022?"},{"answer":"The ICE Online Detainee Locator System at locator.ice.gov/odls/ searches by the person’s A-number and country of birth, or by their name, country of birth and date of birth. The Etowah County Sheriff’s Office says that for information on inmates or detainees in custody you can call 256-549-5408 or email booking@etowahcounty.org. The Sheriff’s online roster lists current inmates and people released in the last 48 hours, but it does not say whether ICE detainees appear in it.","question":"How do I find out if someone is held at the Etowah County Detention Center?"},{"answer":"A Friends and Family Support flyer posted on the Etowah County website lists four ways to make inmate deposits: the InmateSales app, Inmatesales.com, a CPC Deposit Kiosk, or a call to 702-829-3001. The flyer does not give the kiosk location or fees. The Sheriff’s Office says cash a person has at booking goes into a kiosk that creates an account for buying items in the detention center.","question":"How do I put money on the account of someone held at the Etowah County Detention Center?"},{"answer":"As of September 26, 2026, the Sheriff’s website publishes no in-person visiting schedule, ID rules or dress code. The county’s Friends and Family Support flyer lists a Video Visit Support and Scheduling line, (859) 334-0959, but does not give video-visit days, hours or prices; that line is the published source for them.","question":"Can I visit someone at the Etowah County Detention Center?"},{"answer":"ICE’s Office of Detention Oversight index lists Etowah reports from 2012 through 2021. The latest, a remote inspection on November 29 to December 2, 2021, found the jail compliant with 21 of 22 standards, with one deficiency in Admission and Release. As of September 26, 2026, the index lists no later Etowah report, although ICE’s fiscal year 2026 detention statistics spreadsheet lists a last ODO inspection ending February 11, 2025, with a final rating of Pass.","question":"What did ICE inspections find at the Etowah County Detention Center?"}],"generated":"2026-10-20","isBasedOn":"https://www.ice.gov/doclib/foia/odo-compliance-inspections/etowahCoDetCntrGadsenAL_Jan25-29_2021.pdf","language":"en","license":"https://migrantusa.com/terms/","name":"Etowah County Detention Center","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"MigrantUSA","url":"https://migrantusa.com/"},"source_urls":["https://www.ice.gov/doclib/foia/odo-compliance-inspections/etowahCoDetCntrGadsenAL_Jan25-29_2021.pdf","https://www.ice.gov/doclib/facilityInspections/etowahCoAL_CL_07-18-2019.pdf","https://www.etowahcountysheriff.com/detention","https://www.etowahcountysheriff.com/contact","https://www.etowahcountysheriff.com/roster-choose","https://etowahcounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/CPC-F.F-Support-Info.pdf","https://etowahcounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Minutes-03-18-2025.pdf","https://etowahcounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Minutes-02-17-2026.pdf","https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-close-etowah-detention-center","https://www.ice.gov/foia/etowah-county-al","https://www.ice.gov/doclib/foia/isa/igsaetowahcounty.pdf","https://www.ice.gov/foia/odo-facility-inspections","https://www.ice.gov/doclib/foia/odo-compliance-inspections/2021-EtowahCoDC-GadsdenAL.pdf","https://www.ice.gov/detain/detainee-death-reporting","https://www.justice.gov/eoir/immigration-court-administrative-control-list","https://www.ice.gov/identify-and-arrest/287g","https://locator.ice.gov/odls/","https://www.ice.gov/doclib/detention/FY26_detentionStats07202026.xlsx"],"state":"AL","statistics":{"average_daily_population":78,"average_length_of_stay_days":3.9,"fiscal_year":2026,"note":"ADP = average daily population; ALOS = average length of stay. Both are FY2026 averages, not a same-day count.","released":"2026-07-20","source":"U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Detention Management","source_url":"https://www.ice.gov/doclib/detention/FY26_detentionStats07202026.xlsx"},"type":"ice-detention-facility","url":"https://migrantusa.com/ice-detention/etowah-county-jail/"}