The Ross-Bell Jefferson County Youth Detention Center is a 80 bed jail in the city of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama.
This page provides information on how to search for an inmate in the official jail roster, directions to the facility, and inmate services such as the visitation schedule and policies, funding an inmate's account, mailing them a letter, voicemail, emailing and texting, tablet rentals, bail bond instructions, and commissary purchases.
Phone: 205-325-5437
Physical Address:
140 Second Court
Birmingham, AL 35204
Mailing Address (personal mail):
Juvenile's first and last name
c/o G. Ross Bell Youth Detention Center
716 Richard Arrington Junior Boulevard North
Birmingham, AL 35203-0126
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To search for an inmate in the Ross-Bell Jefferson County Youth Detention Center, review their criminal charges, the amount of their bond, when they can get visits, or even view their mugshot, go to the Official Jail Inmate Roster, or call the jail at 205-325-5437 for the information you are looking for.
Ross-Bell Jefferson County Youth Detention Center Inmate Search
The Ross-Bell Jefferson County Youth Detention Center maintains an average of 80 offenders in custody on any given day. The Ross-Bell Jefferson County Youth Detention Center has a monthly turnover of 40% of their inmate population, another 30% turnover every 90 days, another 20% every six months, and approximately 10% stay incarcerated between six and twelve months. Every year Jefferson County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain approximately 40,300 offenders.
The following charts of Jefferson County inmate population demographics are updated daily. The information shown is for today. For research purposes we have broken down the inmates by sex, age, ethnicity, and criminal charges.
The information is compiled from the Jefferson County Corrections Department, the state of Alabama Department of Corrections, as well as the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau records. It represents every person in custody in Jefferson County.
For complete information on how to get directions, bond, visit, mail, send and receive email and texts, receive phone calls, and send money or commissary to an inmate, find arrest information for Jefferson County and other counties surrounding this one, scroll down this page. We have a section for each.
We also provide photos of the jail that we have collected over the years, and a database of most wanted criminals for Jefferson County, neighboring counties and the state of Alabama.
Race | Inmates | % Total |
---|---|---|
White | 378 | 23.58% |
Black | 1,029 | 64.19% |
Hispanic or Latino | 135 | 8.42% |
American Indian/Native Alaskan | 8 | 0.50% |
Asian | 36 | 2.25% |
Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian | 7 | 0.44% |
Other | 10 | 0.62% |
Total | 1,603 | 100.0% |
(many inmates have multiple charges)
Charge | Inmates | % Total |
---|---|---|
Felony (3rd Degree) | 364 | 22.71% |
Felony (2rd Degree) | 446 | 27.82% |
Felony (1st Degree) | 0 | 0.00% |
State Jail Felony | 7 | 0.44% |
Felony (Uncategorized) | 371 | 23.14% |
Misdemeanor (Class A) | 415 | 25.89% |
Misdemeanor (Class C) | 0 | 0.00% |
Holds | 0 | 0.00% |
Uncategorized | 0 | 0.00% |
Sex | Inmates | % Total |
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Male | 1,430 | 89.21% |
Female | 173 | 10.79% |
Total | 1,603 | 100.0% |
Age | Inmates | % Total |
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Under 18 | 9 | 0.56% |
18-20 | 90 | 5.61% |
21-24 | 185 | 11.54% |
25-30 | 339 | 21.15% |
31-35 | 349 | 21.77% |
36-40 | 193 | 12.04% |
41-45 | 133 | 8.30% |
46-50 | 112 | 6.99% |
51-55 | 101 | 6.30% |
56-60 | 63 | 3.93% |
61-65 | 18 | 1.12% |
66-75 | 11 | 0.69% |
76-85 | 0 | 0.00% |
Total | 1,603 | 100.0% |
How Do I Receive Phone Calls from an Inmate in the Ross-Bell Jefferson County Youth Detention Center?
Follow these instructions on how to open an account with GTL Connect Network (aka Viapath Technologies)
For full instructions on the Ross-Bell Jefferson County Youth Detention Center Inmate Phone System, what the costs are, how it works, and tips and guidelines on rules, regulations and saving money on calls, check out our Inmate Phones Page.
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