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The Alachua County Jail, located at 3333 Northeast 39th Avenue, Gainesville, FL, 32609 is a County Jail and serves Alachua County. It has a capacity of 1148. If the inmate you are looking for is not on the search above, you can go directly to the Alachua County Jail’s website or you can call the jail directly on: (352) 491-4449 or (352) 491-4459.

Table of contents -
  1. General Information
  2. Visitation Rules
  3. Sending A Mail Or Package
  4. How to Send Money?
  5. How to Make Phone Calls?
  6. Overview
  7. Nearby Jails / Prisons

General Information

  • Facility Name Alachua County Jail
  • Facility Type County Jails in Florida
  • Address 3333 Northeast 39th Avenue, Gainesville, FL, 32609
  • Phone Number (352) 491-4449 or (352) 491-4459
  • Capacity 1148
  • City Gainesville
  • Zip 32609
  • State Florida
  • County Alachua County
  • Website https://acso.us/first-content-block/department-of-the-jail/
  • Visiting Hours
    Monday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
    Tuesday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
    Wednesday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
    Thursday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
    Friday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
    Saturday 7:30 Am to 2:30 PM
    Sunday 7:30 Am to 2:30 PM

The Alachua County Jail, located at 3333 Northeast 39th Avenue, Gainesville, FL, 32609 is a County Jail and serves . It has a capacity of 1148.

Those close to inmates may:

  • Send inmates mail
  • Deposit money into their inmate trust account
  • Receive calls from them
  • Visit them

Visitation Rules

While inmates can receive visitors at Alachua County Jail, there are strict rules in place. If you don’t adhere to these rules, your visit will be denied (often without warning), and you could risk future visits.


Visitors must schedule a visit, in line with the visitation hours of the jail, and its requirements.


Visitors must also have their government ID on them to be permitted into the visiting area. They must adhere to jail’s dress code. They will not be able to bring anything into the visitation area.


Call (352) 491-4449 or (352) 491-4459 for scheduling a visit. https://acso.us/first-content-block/department-of-the-jail/ website for more information about the application process.

Sending A Mail Or Package

All mail coming into the prison is inspected by the jail staff.

It is important that for any mail to be processed at Alachua County Jail that the sender’s name and mailing address is included on the envelope.

In addition, the inmate’s full name (that they are in the jail under), the inmate’s SPN & cell block area must be listed.

The following restrictions apply for any mail sent to Alachua County Jail:

  • No perfume, body fluids (including lipstick) or makeup can be included
  • No sexually suggestive photographs
  • No medicines
  • No cash or money orders
  • No food or food items
  • Contraband

For full details on the most uptodate policies, visit the Alachua County Jail’s https://acso.us/first-content-block/department-of-the-jail/.

To clarify any questions you have on sending mail here, call the Alachua County Jail directly on (352) 491-4449 or (352) 491-4459.

How to send money?

To add money to an inmate’s trust account at Alachua County Jail, you have a few options.

Don’t send cash by mail. You can deposit a money order. You may also be able to use: Touch Pay Direct to deposit money.

You can call the jail at (352) 491-4449 or (352) 491-4459 to find out any other updated ways of depositing money for an inmate.

How to make Phone Calls?

Inmates held at Alachua County Jail are not allowed to receive phone calls. They are however allowed to put through collect calls. Some jails have also upgraded their phone systems to allow detainees to make calls directly to landlines and cell phones, which means calls are usually cheaper than if they were on a collect basis.

All calls made out can be recorded and monitored, so care should be taken about what is discussed.

The jail may limit calls to some numbers for security reasons, without providing any warning.

To find the most uptodate information on the phone policies at Alachua County Jail, call (352) 491-4449 or (352) 491-4459.

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Alachua County Jail OVERVIEW

COUNTY DEPARTMEN'T NAME: Alachua County Jail
CITY: Gainesville
STATE: Florida
ZIP: 32609
POPULATION:
NO. OF CONVICTED:216
CONFINED POPULATION:863
GENDER DEMOGRAPHICS:
NO. OF ADULT MALE:707
NO. OF ADULT FEMALE:145
NO. OF JUVENILE MALE:10
NO. OF JUVENILE FEMALE:1
RACIAL DEMOGRAPHICS:
WHITE:311
BLACK:544
HISPANIC/LATINO:4
AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKA NATIVE:2
ASIAN:2

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