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Life On The Inside
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office has been in business since 1819. Right now the current number of available beds in the Jefferson County Jail is 1,075. Unfortunately, they don't ever seem to have a problem filling up those beds. Overcrowding in any prison is an area of major concern.

At the Jefferson County Jail a former inmate thinks that overcrowding is the number one contributor to problems between inmates like fights breaking out. He witnessed three in a month. His advice for new arrivals is to quickly figure out who the troublemakers are and avoid them.

Inmates who are "guests" of Jefferson County are available to make use of an onsite law library to help them with their upcoming cases or appeals. Although there is an outdoor recreational yard, it doesnít appear as if daily trips outside are part of the inmate's schedule unless they are part of the Roadside Trash Cleanup detail then they will be getting plenty of fresh air and sunlight! There is also a television which gets 4 local channels and church services on Sunday.

The meals are described as what you might get from school food. Inmates are given the chance to buy snacks and sodas from the commissary once a week. You will have to deposit money into their accounts in order for them to make these purchases.

Good Behavior Policy
In Alabama, good behavior time is referred to as correctional incentive time or CIT. The first determination for available CIT would be the level of offence an inmate was sentenced to. There are four classes of inmates with Class I being the lesser of the classifications. In that class an inmate can earn up to a maximum of 75 days deduction off of their sentence after each 30 days served. For a Class IV convict not CIT is awarded.

Visitor and Telephone Policy
Visitation at the Jefferson County Jail is from 6 PM to 8 PM Monday through Saturday. Each inmate has to put their visitors on a list and set up an appointment based on the day that corresponds with their last name. For instance, Monday is for inmates with last names starting with A,B,C; Tuesdays for D,E,F,G etc.

Inmates are given access to pay phones during the day to make 15 minute outgoing collect calls only. Each inmate is only allowed five numbers to call out to.

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