FAQ About the Homewood City Jail

If your friend or family member is at the Homewood cityJail, you might have questions about what you can do to help them. Here’s the information you need regarding visiting hours, bail procedures, location and more for the Homewood city jail.

The Homewood city jail is in the city of Homewood, Alabama. It is managed by the Homewood Police Department. It generally houses about 20 inmates at a time. It is a medium-security detention center.

The facility consists of 20 single-person cells. Most of the inmates at the Homewood city jail have been picked up for misdemeanors and nonviolent crimes. The jail houses inmates arrested in the area. It also accepts overflow from nearby police departments that don’t have their own facilities.

Address and Contact Information For the Homewood Jail

Homewood City Jail
1833 29th Avenue South
Homewood, AL 35209.

Phone: 205-332-6210

Homewood Jail Inmates Information

The Homewood city jail is used to house offenders arrested in Homewood and surrounding municipalities. Most of the people in the facility are waiting to go to trial.

The jail houses inmates who have been convicted and sentenced to one year or less. These inmates complete their sentence at the city jail.

Inmates who get longer sentences will transfer to state and county jails.

Bail Bonding Procedures

You can often get your friend or family member released from the Homewood city jail with a bail bond. If a judge has set a bail amount, you can contact a bail bonding agency to make the payment.

In most cases, you only need to pay a small percentage of the bail amount to a Homewood bail bonding agency, which covers the agencies fee and posting of the bond.

Once you pay the bail bonds agency, the defendant should be released from the Homewood city jail fairly quickly. Bail bonds agencies are very familiar with the local jails, police departments and courts, and generally open 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

Sending Mail to Inmates

You can send mail to homewood jail inmates at the jail. Do not send letters in envelopes. You must use plain, metered postcards. You can buy these at your local post office.

Please use the following address:

Inmate’s first and last names
c/o Homewood City Jail
1833 29th Ave South
Homewood, AL 35209

Visiting an Inmate at Homewood Al Jail

The Homewood jail is open every day for visitors. Before you can visit, the inmate must put your name on the Visitor Application form at the jail. Once you are on the list, you can schedule a visit.

Please arrive at least 15 minutes before your scheduled visit time.

Tips for Visiting an Inmate

To someone in jail, a visit from a friend, family member or loved one is important. Going through the strict rules and the search isn’t much fun for you, but the rules are there for a reason.

Don’t make things worse by getting belligerent with any staff. You'll have the best outcome for your visit by following the rules.

Inmate Visiting Hours

• Monday 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
• Tuesday 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
• Wednesday 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
• Thursday 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
• Friday 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
• Saturday 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
• Sunday 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
• Federal holidays 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

Rules for Visitors

You will go through a physical search and a drug check before you enter the visiting area.
You should wear conservative clothing. Avoid low-cut tops, see-through clothing, short skirts and midriff-baring clothes. Unless you’re in the military, do not wear clothing that looks like a military or police department uniform.

Women should avoid underwire bras. They won’t go through the metal detector.
It’s best not to wear any jewelry. You must have a valid form of identification that includes your full street address.
If you drive your own car to the detention center, you must provide the registration and license number to the officers on duty.

Items to Not Bring on Your Visit

When visiting any Homewood jail inmates, keep yourself and the inmate out of trouble. Don’t bring these prohibited items into the jail. You can lock them in your car or leave them with the police officers.

• Cell phones or pagers.
• Food, drinks, candy or chewing gum.
• Tobacco.
• Alcohol or drugs.
• Weapons.

If you need additional information that you could not find here you can visit the jail’s website.