# List of Alabama state prisons

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 | County | Location | Opened | Security class | Capacity | Notes |
| Bibb Correctional Facility | Bibb | Brent 32°55′14″N 87°09′53″W﻿ / ﻿32.92056°N 87.16472°W﻿ / 32.92056; -87.16472﻿ (Bibb County) | 1997 | Medium | 1824 | |
| Bullock Correctional Facility | Bullock | Near Union Springs 32°08′54″N 85°40′20″W﻿ / ﻿32.14833°N 85.67222°W﻿ / 32.14833; -85.67222﻿ (Bullock County) | 1987 | Medium | 1658 | |
| William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility | Jefferson | Near Bessemer 33°30′50″N 87°11′05″W﻿ / ﻿33.51389°N 87.18472°W﻿ / 33.51389; -87.18472﻿ (Jefferson County) | 1982 | Maximum | 1492 | Death Row |
| Easterling Correctional Facility | Barbour | Clio 31°41′21″N 85°35′07″W﻿ / ﻿31.68917°N 85.58528°W﻿ / 31.68917; -85.58528﻿ (Barbour County) | 1990 | Medium | 1267 | |
| Elmore Correctional Facility | Elmore | Elmore 32°34′30″N 86°19′13″W﻿ / ﻿32.57500°N 86.32028°W﻿ / 32.57500; -86.32028﻿ (Elmore County) | 1981 | Medium | 1176 | |
| Fountain Correctional Facility | Escambia | Atmore 31°09′07″N 87°28′06″W﻿ / ﻿31.15194°N 87.46833°W﻿ / 31.15194; -87.46833﻿ (Escambia County) | 1928 | Medium | 1255 | |
| Hamilton Aged & Infirmed | Marion | Hamilton 34°07′28″N 87°59′39″W﻿ / ﻿34.12444°N 87.99417°W﻿ / 34.12444; -87.99417﻿ (Marion County) | 1981 | Medium | 300 | |
| Holman Correctional Facility | Escambia | Atmore 31°08′03″N 87°26′59″W﻿ / ﻿31.13417°N 87.44972°W﻿ / 31.13417; -87.44972﻿ (Escambia County) | 1969 | Maximum | 998 | Death Row & Execution Site |
| St. Clair Correctional Facility | St. Clair | Springville, Alabama 33°44′43″N 86°23′06″W﻿ / ﻿33.74528°N 86.38500°W﻿ / 33.74528; -86.38500﻿ (St. Clair County) | 1983 | Maximum | 1,514 | |
| Staton Correctional Facility | Elmore | Elmore 32°34′37″N 86°19′59″W﻿ / ﻿32.57694°N 86.33306°W﻿ / 32.57694; -86.33306﻿ (Elmore County) | 1978 | Medium | 1,376 | |
| Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women | Elmore | Wetumpka 32°33′50″N 86°11′39″W﻿ / ﻿32.56389°N 86.19417°W﻿ / 32.56389; -86.19417﻿ (Elmore County) | 1942 | Medium / Maximum | 985 | Death Row (female) |
| Kilby Correctional Facility | Montgomery | Mount Meigs 32°23′13″N 86°06′10″W﻿ / ﻿32.38694°N 86.10278°W﻿ / 32.38694; -86.10278﻿ (Montgomery County) | 1969 | Medium / Maximum | 1421 | Receiving / Processing (male) |
| Limestone Correctional Facility | Limestone | Harvest 34°48′45″N 86°48′14″W﻿ / ﻿34.81250°N 86.80389°W﻿ / 34.81250; -86.80389﻿ (Limestone County) | 1984 | Maximum | 2086 | Largest prison in Alabama |
| Ventress Correctional Facility | Barbour | Clayton 31°53′20″N 85°29′34″W﻿ / ﻿31.88889°N 85.49278°W﻿ / 31.88889; -85.49278﻿ (Barbour County) | 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