This is a list of state prisons in Alabama. It does not include federal prisons or county jails located in the state of Alabama.
Major facilities
Prison Photo County Location Opened Security class Capacity Notes Bibb Correctional Facility Bibb Brent 1997 Medium 1824 Bullock Correctional Facility Bullock Near Union Springs 1987 Medium 1658 William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility Jefferson Near Bessemer 1982 Maximum 1492 Death Row Easterling Correctional Facility Barbour Clio 1990 Medium 1267 Elmore Correctional Facility Elmore Elmore 1981 Medium 1176 Fountain Correctional Facility Escambia Atmore 1928 Medium 1255 Hamilton Aged & Infirmed Marion Hamilton 1981 Medium 300 Holman Correctional Facility Escambia Atmore 1969 Maximum 998 Death Row & Execution Site St. Clair Correctional Facility St. Clair Springville, Alabama 1983 Maximum 1,514 Staton Correctional Facility Elmore Elmore 1978 Medium 1,376 Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women Elmore Wetumpka 1942 Medium / Maximum 985 Death Row (female) Kilby Correctional Facility Montgomery Mount Meigs 1969 Medium / Maximum 1421 Receiving / Processing (male) Limestone Correctional Facility Limestone Harvest 1984 Maximum 2086 Largest prison in Alabama Ventress Correctional Facility Barbour Clayton 1990 Medium 1,650
Work releases, work centers, and camps
Alex City Work Release Center Atmore Work Release Center (CLOSED) Birmingham Work Release Center Bullock Work Release Center Camden Work Release Center Childersburg Boot & Work Camp Childersburg Work Release Center Davis Correctional Facility Decatur Work Release Center (RENAMED - North Alabama Work Release Center) Elba Work Release Center Farquhar Cattle Ranch Frank Lee Youth Center Hamilton Work Release Center Loxley Community Work Camp Loxley Work Release Center Mobile Work Release Center Montgomery Women's Facility Red Eagle Honor Farm
Former Wetumpka State Penitentiary, established in 1841 as the Alabama State Penitentiary
See also
External links Alabama Department of Corrections