Alabama has 133 prisons and jails: 2.7% of the US total of 4,960. That ranks #12 by count and #15 per person (2.58 per 100,000 residents) of 51.
Source: HIFLD Prison Boundaries (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), final release, 2025. Each facility at the centre of its boundary. The Prison Policy Initiative counts 5,077 facilities (2026); counts differ by which kinds of facility are included.
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