Address:
400 West 8th Street
Anniston, AL 36201
Phone:
256-236-5561
Because of concerns for the safety and wellness of both staff and inmates at the Calhoun County Jail in Anniston, Alabama, contact visits of any type will be suspended until further notice.
Approved Non-contact visits with family, friends and the inmate’s lawyers may still be allowed when at-home or onsite video visitation is not available, however given that new guidelines are changing daily please check the visitation page or call 256-241-8032 for updates, or register for Video Visits below...
Calhoun County uses gettingout.com. for video visitation. Visiting an inmate can be done from the jail lobby, or from your own device.
Further at-home and onsite video visitation guidelines for Calhoun County Jail can be found by going to the visitation information page, although gettingout.com explains everything you need to know.
We highly recommend that you call 256-241-8032 first for any changes due to staff shortages or other unforeseen circumstances, including whether your inmate has become ill and is unable to be in the general population where video kiosks are available.
Experts in the study of the COVID-19 are anticipating that spread of the virus will be a ongoing concern for Calhoun County, the state of Alabama and the entire United States until well into 2024 and maybe even beyond. We are witnessing the virus becoming more contagious, but less deadly over time. Many people think that the 'more contagious, but less deadly' variants will infect so many people that a higher level of natural immunity for the majority of Americans will be the end result.
Whether the inmates are safe from contracting the coronavirus depends entirely on two things:
At this stage most people who get the coronavirus show very few symptoms beyond what you might experience with a bad cold or a mild case of the common flu. Newer variants are turning out to be less deadly than the common flu we experience every year.
Studies that have been done are showing that the hardest hit are those 60 years of age and older, those with pre-existing medical issues like diabetes, leukemia or obese individuals. Young men and women rarely become very ill, and when they do, seem to recover quickly.
Given the close proximity of inmates and staff to each other in this lockup, it is going to be very difficult to prevent the spread of COVID-19 once it is introduced into the facility as the virus can spread via the microscopic vapor that we release every time we speak, cough or sneeze.
We will continuously update this page as the virus changes and new policies are instituted.
To send a secure email message to an inmate in Calhoun County Jail follow these steps:
- Chirping is the product name for inmate texting.
- This product allows Calhoun County inmates to send chirps (texts) to friends and family members.
- Inmates will be charged a monthly service fee of $4.00.
- Inbound and Outbound Chirps are $0.10 each.
Inmate Sales Apps
iphone app
Google Play app
For all information on how to Text/Email an Inmate in Calhoun County Jail check out our Secure Messaging Guide for Calhoun County.
Inmate Sales also handles inmate phone systems, video visitations, email and texting (they call it chirping) and digital letters.
The tablets can be rented on a monthly basis (or are given to the inmate use for a limited time) and while not directly connected to the internet, the inmates can use them for the following activities:
Here's how it works:
Questions:
To receive phone calls from inmates in Calhoun County, or to assist them in making phone calls to other people, follow these steps:
For all the information regarding phone calls with Calhoun County inmates; rules, policies, phone calling times, limits and more visit our Inmate Phone Page.
Other than 'at the jail' visits between you and your inmate at Calhoun County Jail, which is explained and outlined in detail on our Visit Inmate Page, Calhoun County remote video inmate visitation can be done using the services of Inmate Sales utilizing the following instructions:
In order to have a successful video visit with an inmate in Calhoun County, these are the steps to follow:
* All the information you need to have complete knowledge about inmate visitation; policies, rules, fees, schedules, tips, dress codes, and children, lawyers and clergy visitation in Calhoun County, can be found on our Visit Inmate Page.
Calhoun County Jail Phone: 256-236-5561
To deposit money online for an inmate in Calhoun County Jail follow these steps:
For all information, tips and procedures for sending money to an inmate in Calhoun County Jail, or depositing money at the jail, over the phone or by mail, check out our Send Money Page for Calhoun County.
