Monroe County AL Detention Center

Monroe County AL Detention Center basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 251-743-2502

This facility is for adult inmates.

The Monroe County AL Detention Center is a medium-security detention center located at 215 N Mount Pleasant Ave Monroeville, AL which is operated locally by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing or both. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. Monroe County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, municipalities, the US Marshal's Service and the Monroeville Police Department who do not have their own long-term lock-up.

A corrections officer is responsible for the custody, safety, security, and supervision of inmates in the jail. The primary duty of a correctional officer is to maintain order in the jail. Enforcement procedures include arbitrating disputes between inmates, performing disciplinary action and performing inspections. Correctional officers inspect inmates, their mail and the cells they occupy for any items that violate the rules of the facility, such as drugs or weapons.

Correctional officers may oversee people who have been arrested and are awaiting trial, or they may work in a jail where offenders found guilty have been placed. Correctional officers supervise the daily activities of inmates, ensuring that inmates obey the rules. They also keep a record of everyone admitted to or released from the facility in which they work; the population of detainees often changes.

What can I bring to an Inmate?

Within the first 10 days of an Inmates incarceration, an Inmate may be brought the following items:

• 2 pair of white socks
• 2 pair of briefs or panties (or 1 underwear and 1 thermal top)
• 2 white t-shirts (or 1 t-shirt and 1 thermal top)
• 2 sports bras (no wire or clasps)
• 1 white towel
• 1 white washcloth
• 1 softcover bible

ITEMS MUST HAVE THE INMATES NAME WRITTEN ON IT WITH BLACK PERMANENT MARKER

visitation Info

Monroe County Detention Center – Visitation

Effective March 21, 2019
Visitation days are Thursday-Sunday from 7:00 am – 4:30 pm.

• Cells 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, Dayroom visit on Thursday and Saturday.
• Cells 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, Annex visit on Friday and Sunday.

Visitors must call 423-442-3911 to schedule a time for a visit.

About Visitation:
The visiting time is 30 minutes. Inmates are allowed 3 visitors per visit, and they are "first come, first serve." If the inmate has already had a visitor for that day you will not be permitted to see them.

Items prohibited in the lobby and visitation areas:

• CELL PHONES
• PURSES
• BACKPACKS/BAGS
• PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE BUILDING

(Exceptions: Diaper bags – These are subject to being inspected by jail staff.)

Any person who is caught violating these rules will be asked to leave visitation and possibly banned from visiting again.