Calhoun County Jail

The inmates housed at the jail are pre-trial and/or sentenced to the jail or Department of Corrections. 

Inmate Search

To find out if your loved one is being held in Calhoun County, click here or here, call the jail at 850-674-5049, or use VINE. Be prepared to provide the inmate’s full name and date of birth when using the VINE website.

Florida VINE

The Florida VINE system is a service through which victims of crime can search for information regarding the custody status of their offender, and to register to receive phone calls and e-mail notifications when the offender’s custody status changes. 

This service is provided to assist Victims of Crime who have a right to know about their offender's custody status. Click this link to register.

Inmates being held for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Florida Department of Corrections (DOC), or charges from other counties will not be found by going to the VINE Link above. You will have to call the jail.

Prison Insights

Visiting Hours and Rules

Visits at the Calhoun County Jail are by appointment only. All visits are 30 minutes long, and you can book a time by calling the sheriff's office at 850-674-5049.

The Calhoun County Jail will allow only one visitor at a time, per inmate. If more than one person schedules a visit simultaneously, the inmate decides who to see. All visitors will undergo a background check and a search when on the premises.

Visitation hours are 9:00 am to 8:00 pm, Monday to Saturday.

How to Call an Inmate

Inmates at the Calhoun County Jail cannot receive incoming phone calls, however, they have access to phones and can make outgoing calls from the inmate housing area. Phone calls are recorded and may be monitored at any time.

How to Send Money

inmate for phone and commissary purchases. Sending an Inmate Money with a debit or credit card using CommissaryDeposit.com is easy:

• Start here and click ‘DEPOSIT MONEY’
• Choose Florida
• Choose Calhoun County Jail
• View the date your order will be delivered, then click ‘NEXT’.
• Search for, then Select your inmate.
• Choose the amount to send.
• Pay for the deposit transaction

The fees to send money directly to your inmate are as follows:

$0.01 - $25.00 =    $3.25 + 3%
$25.01 - $100  =     $4.50 + 3%
$100.01 to $200 =  $6.00 + 3%
$200.01 & up =       $7.50 + 3%

(*NOTE: The maximum allowed deposit is $260.00)

If you have issues with sending money to your inmate, go to the Commissary Deposit Customer Support page.

Customer Support phone:   912-584-6102
Email - [email protected]
Customer Support Hours - Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM EST

Care Packages

If you prefer to send commissary items to your inmate in Calhoun County Jail instead of sending money to them, click here to order the items.

In addition to the items you purchase, you will pay a ‘service fee’ for each item selected. The first item you select will cost you a fee of $2.00-3.00, and then an additional $0.35 to $0.50 for each item you select after that.

Calhoun County Jail only allows you to purchase a maximum amount of $200.00 worth of products at a time. Items you may purchase include: 

• Clothing (thermals, underwear, bras, shoes)
• Stationary, envelopes, stamps, playing cards, board games
• Toiletries, hygiene, reading glasses, medicated creams, aspirin
• Soda, energy drinks, coffee, packaged meats & fish, soups, cookies, chips, pastries

Programs For Inmates

This information is not publicly available.

Pictures of Calhoun County Jail

Careers at Calhoun County Jail

If you are interested in a career with the Calhoun County Sheriff's Department and would like more information about the job openings at the Calhoun County Jail, click here.