Alachua Regional Juvenile Detention Center | Gainesville, Florida

3440 NE 39th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32609-2638

(352) 955-2105
(352) 334-1609
Alachua Regional Juvenile Detention Center
Supt. Forrest Hallam
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Alachua Regional Juvenile Detention Center

Gainesville is home to the Alachua Regional Juvenile Detention Center. This prison facility holds inmates sentenced in Gainesville and Alachua County Courts and courts of other cities in the Alachua County area areas. It's important to call an inmate first to make sure they can receive visitors and that they are still at the facility. Alachua Regional Juvenile Detention Center is located in Gainesville FL, in the 32609-2638 Zipcode. This is in Alachua County FL. Before traveling or booking hotels, always verify with your inmate first.

Inmates and their families require regular contact in order to stay close and connected. But Jails and Prisons often make contact with the outside difficult and costly. Some charge inmates long distance call charges of up to $14 a minute. Few families can afford to talk at those prices. Fortunately, setting up a local number that ring thru to a long distance phone enable inmates to talk at local phone rates to family and friends no matter where they live. To do this you'll need a Jail Call service provided by Globaltel at jail calls. You can also send mail to an inmate. Just click here: send postcards. Always talk with your inmate to learn the hours they are permitted to make phone calls or receive visitors. Facilities like Alachua Regional Juvenile Detention Center have rules for sending mail and restrictions on the days and times allowed for visitation, Facilities in FL each have different rules that you'll be required to follow. So don't assume they are the same as each other.

Alachua Regional Juvenile Detention Center is a State Prison facility. It can be helpful to understand the type of facility because this will largely determine how inmates at Alachua Regional Juvenile Detention Center will be treated. Prison is expensive. Even public prison facilities appear to be operating like for-profit prisons these days. Long distance phone calls are a favorite way for jails to make money. Charging inmates for everything from soap to toothpaste is another. Even sending your inmate money to buy these things will come with an added fee. The first thing to do is set up an economical line of communication as suggested above. Then you can communicate with the inmate to discuss a reasonable budget and how the family can work together to pay and keep it.

Alachua Regional Juvenile Detention Center is located in the EST time zone. Ensure your call times match the correct time in your inmate's location. The current Alachua Regional Juvenile Detention Center warden is Supt. Forrest Hallam. You can often talk directly with them at a smaller facility or write and email them at a larger one. This will naturally depend on the size and type of your prison facility. Prison families can do a lot to help each other and their inmates in Alachua Regional Juvenile Detention Center by sharing information about this facility with other families. We make that easy. Take a moment to share your experiences at Alachua Regional Juvenile Detention Center. Everything from suggestions about the best places to stay to the most helpful local organizations can be valuable to others.
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