The Columbia County Detention Facility in Columbia County serves as a prison facility for the city of Lake City and other smaller towns surrounding Columbia. As well as inmates awaiting transfer to other prisons, jails and State penitentiaries. Columbia County Detention Facility is one of several minimum, medium and maximum prisons for the State of FL. It's important to call an inmate first to make sure they can receive visitors and that they are still at the facility. Columbia County Detention Facility is located in Lake City FL, in the 32055-4449 Zipcode. This is in Columbia 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 Columbia County Detention Facility 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.
Columbia County Detention Facility is a County Jail facility. It can be helpful to understand the type of facility because this will largely determine how inmates at Columbia County Detention Facility 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.
Columbia County Detention Facility is located in the EST time zone. Ensure your call times match the correct time in your inmate's location. The current Columbia County Detention Facility warden is Captain Chris Douglas. 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. Columbia County Detention Facility has a current occupancy of 72. The total inmate capacity of Columbia County Detention Facility is officially 256. The living conditions at facilities like Columbia County Detention Facility are often determined by the level of overcrowding. Having to share a bed or having too many inmates in a tight space can lead to conflicts. Prison families can do a lot to help each other and their inmates in Columbia County Detention Facility by sharing information about this facility with other families. We make that easy. Take a moment to share your experiences at Columbia County Detention Facility. Everything from suggestions about the best places to stay to the most helpful local organizations can be valuable to others.