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Morgan County Jail

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Morgan County Jail is a county jail located in Morgan County, Alabama. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Capacity

65

Current population

40

Occupancy

62%

Year opened

—

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

—

Region

Alabama

Security level

Maximum

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

The facility contains painted cinder-block cells. Inmates have reported issues with food quality, including descriptions of breakfast portions as minimal.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

An inmate suffered a heart attack inside his cell and guards reportedly argued over whether to provide medical assistance for over half an hour.

Contact & address

119 Lee Street, Decatur 35601
(256) 351-4825
Official site

Conditions Risk Score

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

5/100
Low concern5/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
5/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Substantial documented known-issues record

This facility scores 5. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 3 points above national average.

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Occupancythis: 62% · peers avg: 93% (34%)
Capacity (beds)this: 65 · peers avg: 547 (88%)

Reports

  • propublica30 Sept 2019

    uired payments. By November 2015, when he was arrested for contempt of court for failure to make child support payments, his debt totaled more than $50,000. He was booked into the Morgan County Jail in Decatur, a city in north Alabama. Two months later, on Jan. 16, 2016, Echols suffered a heart attack inside his painted cinder-block cell. For over half an hour, guards argued over whether he

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  • marshall-project14 Jul 2015

    maize or corn ...,” Mandela wrote. To see the breakfast served to inmates in Morgan County, Alabama, click this link and scroll. Oh, I’ll save you the trouble: Breakfast at the Morgan County Jail in Morgan County, Alabama. Lisa Iaboni/The Marshall Project (Half an egg? Or less?) In Michigan, prison food has been infested with maggots . In “Long Walk to Freedom,” Mandela wrote that during his 18

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Data completeness

84%

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  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Morgan County Jail},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/morgan-county-jail},
  urldate = {2026-10-24}
}