Calhoun County Jail Overview
The Calhoun County Jail is operated by the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office under Sheriff Michael Bryant, who took office in January 2025. The jail and the Sheriff's Office share an address on the first floor of the Old Historic Calhoun County Courthouse in Blountstown, the county seat. Lt. Trevor Ramos is listed as the Jail Administrator, and the same office handles jail, dispatch, warrant, and records questions through one main phone line. The jail holds adults booked on local arrests, pretrial detainees, people serving short misdemeanor sentences, and those held on warrants or transfers.
The sheriff's jail page does not publish a capacity figure, but the county's Long-Term Recovery Plan describes a jail with about 50 beds, a daily average near 50 inmates, and roughly 1,000 bookings a year. The plan also notes that inmates receive three meals a day, medical care, recreation time, and recovery programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous. Specific housing units and classification rules are not published.
Calhoun County Jail Capacity and Population
The clearest population numbers come from the Florida Department of Corrections county detention reports and the county recovery plan. The March 2023 report listed an average daily population of 60, and the June 2025 report listed about 50. The recovery plan puts the bed count at 50. The figures below carry their sources, and a small jail can swing well above or below them month to month.
The bed capacity of 50 is from the Calhoun County Long-Term Recovery Plan, and the average daily population of 60 is from the FDC March 2023 county detention report. In that month, 81.7 percent of the people counted were held before trial, which is the defining feature of this jail's population.
How to Look Up an Inmate at Calhoun County Jail
Current custody is searched through the sheriff-linked Kologik Public Jail Roster, reached from the Jail Log link on the sheriff homepage. The roster is free and needs no login. The official jail page confirms the address and the jail administrator before you search.
The sheriff's jail information page gives the jail address, the jail administrator, and the contact line used for custody questions.
Check the Calhoun County Sheriff jail information page for the official jail address and Jail Administrator Lt. Trevor Ramos.
With the contact details confirmed, open the roster and run the search using the steps below.
- Open the Kologik jail roster for Calhoun County and allow JavaScript.
- Search by last name, adding a first name for a common name.
- Confirm the person is in current county custody from the recent view.
- Open the profile for charges, bond, arresting agency, and days in jail.
For someone sentenced to state prison, use the Florida Department of Corrections locator instead, since the county roster drops people after transfer. The full roster how-to is on the jail inmate records page.
Calhoun County Jail Address and Contact
The jail and Sheriff's Office share the courthouse address in Blountstown, and the same line reaches dispatch around the clock. Use it to confirm a new booking that is not yet on the roster.
Calhoun County Jail
20776 Central Avenue East
Blountstown, FL 32424-2276
850-674-5049
Dispatch staffed 24 hours, 365 days
A county planning document also lists a jail location at 20830 NE W C Reeder Dr in Blountstown. The sheriff's jail page uses the Central Avenue East address as the mailing and physical contact, so that is the address to use unless the office directs otherwise.
Visiting Someone at Calhoun County Jail
The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office does not publish a visitation schedule, mail rules, or a phone vendor on its public pages. That gap is real, so the safe step is to call the jail before you plan a visit or send anything. The table shows what official sources document and where the gaps are.
| Topic | Official Detail Located |
|---|---|
| In-person visitation | Schedule not published; confirm by phone |
| Video visitation | Not published; confirm by phone |
| Visitor ID and dress code | Not published; confirm by phone |
| Mail format | Not published; confirm by phone |
| Main jail phone | 850-674-5049 |
Mail, Phone, and Money at Calhoun County Jail
Because the sheriff does not publish mail, phone, or deposit instructions, treat the details below as a starting point and confirm them with the jail. A third-party deposit vendor lists a facility named "Calhoun Co. Jail" with a fee schedule, but the sheriff's pages did not confirm or link that vendor, so it is shown here only as vendor evidence. Do not assume a deposit method works until the jail confirms it.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail address | Not published by the sheriff; confirm format at 850-674-5049 |
| Phone / video | Not published by the sheriff; confirm by phone |
| Money deposit (vendor evidence) | A vendor lists the jail with fees from $3.25 plus 3% up to $7.50 plus 3% by amount; unconfirmed by the sheriff |
Note: Confirm custody status, mail rules, and deposit options with the jail at 850-674-5049 before you visit, write, or send money to anyone here.
Booking and Intake at Calhoun County Jail
A booking starts with an arrest by the Sheriff's Office, the Blountstown or Altha police, or on a warrant or hold, followed by transport to the jail. The sheriff's jail page lists a transport officer, which shows transport is a defined function. At intake the jail creates a record with a booking number, the booking and arrest times, demographics, the arresting agency, and the charges, then records bond and takes a booking photo. A booking usually shows on the public roster within a few hours, though the exact refresh timing is not posted. For a new arrest not yet listed, call 850-674-5049, and for an older record that has dropped off, file a public records request with the sheriff.
Jail Staff and Public Records Requests
The sheriff's jail page lists leadership and staff instead of a long inmate handbook. Lt. Trevor Ramos is named as Jail Administrator, and the page lists corrections officers, a transport officer, and nursing staff. Those lists can change, so treat any named staffer as current only when the official page is checked.
For a record that is not on the roster, the sheriff's public-records process applies. The public-records page points to Chapter 119 and offers request channels by phone, email, mail, and in person. Two official pages name different records custodians, so the safest step is to call 850-674-5049 and confirm who handles your request. Florida law treats email addresses as public, so ask by phone or in writing if you do not want your email released. No separate booking-record fee table or turnaround time was published.
Court and State Attorney Next Steps
The jail roster shows arrest and booking charges, but the formal case belongs to the courts. After a Calhoun County arrest, the Clerk of Court and the State Attorney for the 14th Judicial Circuit handle the case file, the filed charges, and the outcome. The booking charge can differ from what the prosecutor finally files. To follow a case from custody into court, use the court records after a jail arrest page, which covers the case-search portal and charge status.
About the Calhoun County Jail
The jail sits inside the county's history. The Old Historic Calhoun County Courthouse, a 1904 Romanesque building in Blountstown, was damaged by Hurricane Michael and now houses the Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Michael Bryant's background includes early work in jail operations and a later role overseeing corrections staff, which ties the office's leadership to the jail. The county's recovery plan listed a long-range goal to build a new jail and to expand programs that reduce repeat incarceration, though no funded construction project was confirmed in official sources. Once a person is sentenced to state prison, custody shifts to the Florida Department of Corrections, including nearby Calhoun Correctional Institution.
Note: Confirm a person's custody status and current visitation rules with the jail at 850-674-5049 before you travel to Blountstown.