Fulton County Main Jail is located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia which has a population of 447,841 (as of 2013) residents. This prison has a capacity of 2,500 inmates, which means this is the maximum amount of beds per facility. Fulton County Main Jail began processing inmates once the original construction was completed and service started in 1989 but may have been expanded or renovated since that time, to accommodate the growing prison population. There is an average of 2,504 inmates currently serving time at this facility. Prisoners are housed in separate areas depending on the crimes they committed, their current risk assessment, and their behavior. This facility is currently under the supervision of Warden Colonel Mark Adger and houses male and female offenders.

If you have a family or loved one that is currently incarcerated at Fulton County Main Jail, the first thing you should do is contact the prison for information on the inmate. Based on the information you are provided, you would then contact either a criminal defense lawyer or a bail bond service. They will provide you with vital information which can be used to defend an individual and in a lot of cases get them released from detention while awaiting trial.

Facts:

- $59 million renovation occured from 2009 - 2010 which raised capacity to 2500
- This is one of three jails in the Fulton County prison system.  Other two are North Fulton County Detention Center in Alpharetta and South Fulton County Jail Annex in Union City

Fulton County Main Jail Facility and Inmate Contact Information:

Phone Number to Reach this Facility is:

404-613-2000
404-613-2002

Send Mail to the Facility (not inmates):

Fulton County Main Jail
901 Rice St NW
Atlanta, GA 30318

To Send Mail to an Inmate at Fulton County Main Jail:

(please get a list of acceptable mail from the facility)

Fulton County Main Jail
Inmate Name, Inmate ID #
901 Rice St NW
Atlanta, GA 30318

Send Money to an Inmate at Fulton County Main Jail

Locate an Inmate at Fulton County Main Jail

Visitation Information for Fulton County Main Jail

Visitation Hours at Fulton County Jail:

Monday 
9:00am - 3:00pm 7th Floor North & South
4:00pm - 9:00pm 7th Flor North & South

Tuesday
9:00am - 3:00pm 6th Floor North & South
4:00pm - 9:00pm 6th Flor North & South

Wednesday
9:00am - 3:00pm 5th Floor North & South
4:00pm - 9:00pm 5th Flor North & South

Thursday
9:00am - 3:00pm 4th Floor North, South & 6th Floor North
4:00pm - 9:00pm 4th Floor North, South & 6th Floor North