Catoosa County Jail

Catoosa County Jail basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 706-965-6862

This facility is for adult inmates.

The Catoosa County Jail is a medium-security detention center located at 5842 US-41 in Ringgold, GA. This county jail is operated locally by the Catoosa County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. Catoosa County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, municipalities, the US Marshal's Service and the Ringgold Police Department who do not have their own long-term lock-up.

There are new detainees delivered to the jail daily, you can see arrest records here. Some are released after putting up bail, are released to a pretrial services caseload, are placed under supervision by a probation agency, or are released on their own recognizance with an agreement to appear in court. If there is no release, the inmate must wait here at the jail for their court appearance as a guest of the County, getting a bed and three square meals.

Trustees are inmates who work in the jail as cooks, as orderlies for the staff, in the laundry or in the commissary. The trustees are paid a very small amount for their time and some jail gives the trustees a few days off their sentence in exchange for their work.

When an inmate arrives in jail they are put together in a large holding cell with other inmates in the intake. While in intake they are under heightened observation. Violent and out of control inmates are segregated.

Can I Get Work Release?

Work release is when you are released from jail during the day so that you can go to work. At the end of the day, you return to jail for the night. There are a number of requirements to be able to get into the work-release program. Most programs require your employer to fill out some paperwork. If you want to get into the work release program then apply prior to being sentenced to jail. This will minimize the amount of time you spend in jail waiting to get into the program.

Can I call my family in Jail?

Catoosa County Jail has a phone program where inmates make outbound calls only, you cannot call into jail. Since you are paying for those calls don't make it a habit of accepting collect-calls, they are over $15 each. The alternative is to set up an account through their third-party phone company which charges steep fees for each minute used. You are paying for them to call you. Click here if you are going to speak a lot and need a discount on the calls.

Remember – These phone calls are recorded and conversations can be used against you or the inmate so do not discuss your case over these phone lines.

Catoosa County Jail – Prison vs. Jail

The current Catoosa County Jail is a modern detention facility opened in September of 2002. The 54,000 square foot facility has the capacity to house 248 inmates. The jail houses both male and female inmates charged with any criminal offense that occurs within Catoosa County including the cities of Fort Oglethorpe and Ringgold. This includes both pre-trial and convicted persons.

visitation Info

Catoosa County Jail – Visitation

All visits at the Catoosa County Jail will be via video.  On-Site visits are free of charge and do not cost anything to schedule on the internet.  If you do not have internet access you can schedule a visit at the Catoosa County Jail, 12 hours in advance, by utilizing the scheduler located in the visitation area.  No visits will be scheduled over the phone or by jail staff.  When you schedule a visit you must remember the PIN number that is given to you and the terminal number the visit will be on.  You will be allowed to log into your visit 1 minute before it starts.

If you have a computer and high-speed internet access you can visit your loved one from the comfort of your home for a minimal charge.  You must schedule an Off-Site visit, 12 hours in advance, from the Securus Video Visitation Website.  Once you schedule a visit you will be charged for that visit, regardless of whether you keep the appointment, unless you cancel the visit within the terms of the agreement.