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Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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Known issues

A 19-year-old man died of gangrene less than a month after being booked into the Madison County Jail in 2013, with lawsuits alleging poor jail health care contributed to his death.

Contact & address

No public contact details available.

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

15/100
Low concern15/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
5/15
Death signals
10/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Substantial documented known-issues record
  • · Multiple in-custody-death signals in sources

This facility scores 15. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 13 points above national average.

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Reports

  • propublica30 Sept 2019

    ating bacteria 15 days after being booked into the Mobile County Metro Jail in 2000. And in 2013, a 19-year-old man died of gangrene less than a month after he was booked into the Madison County Jail. In both cases, officials denied wrongdoing and surviving relatives settled lawsuits alleging that poor jail health care contributed to their loved ones’ deaths. But the use of medical bonds isn’t

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Data completeness

16%

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World Prisons. (2026). Madison County Jail. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/madison-county-jail-us
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"Madison County Jail." World Prisons. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/madison-county-jail-us.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-madison-county-jail-us,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Madison County Jail},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/madison-county-jail-us},
  urldate = {2026-10-25}
}