# Prisons and Jails in Alabama: All 133 on a Map (List + Data) | InstaMaps

> Alabama has 133 prisons and jails (2.7% of the US), #12 by count and #15 per person. From HIFLD Prison Boundaries. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Prisons and Jails in Alabama

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.

## Key takeaways

* Alabama has 133 prisons and jails, 2.7% of the US total of 4,960.
* That ranks #12 of 51 by count and #15 per person (2.58 per 100,000 residents).
* Texas has the most, with 449.
* By type: 30 state prisons, 69 county jails, 5 federal, 29 local jails.
* Source: HIFLD Prison Boundaries (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), final release, 2025.

#15

national rank (per capita)

133

prisons and jails

2.58

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: HIFLD Prison Boundaries (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), final release, 2025\. Each facility at the centre of its boundary, with its type (federal, state, county, local) and city. The Prison Policy Initiative counts 5,077 facilities (2026); counts differ by which kinds of facility are included.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Alabama: 133 rows (CSV)](/downloads/prisons-jails/alabama.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/prisons-jails/us.csv)

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## All 133 prisons and jails in Alabama

| #   | Name                                                           | Details                 |
| --- | -------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- |
| 1   | Alabama Therapeutic Education Facility                         | State · Columbiana      |
| 2   | Alabaster City Jail                                            | Local · Alabaster       |
| 3   | Albertville City Jail                                          | Local · Albertville     |
| 4   | Alex City Community Based Facility / Community Work Center     | State · Alex City       |
| 5   | Arab City Jail                                                 | Local · Arab            |
| 6   | Atmore City Jail                                               | Local · Atmore          |
| 7   | Autauga County Metro Jail                                      | County · Prattville     |
| 8   | Baldwin County Corrections Center                              | County · Bay Minette    |
| 9   | Barbour County Jail                                            | County · Clayton        |
| 10  | Bibb Correctional Facility                                     | State · Brent           |
| 11  | Bibb County Jail                                               | County · Brent          |
| 12  | Birmingham City Jail                                           | Local · Birmingham      |
| 13  | Birmingham Community Based Facility / Community Work Center    | State · Birmingham      |
| 14  | Blount County Correctional Facility                            | County · Oneonta        |
| 15  | Boaz Police Department Jail                                    | Local · Boaz            |
| 16  | Bullock Correctional Facility                                  | State · Union Springs   |
| 17  | Bullock County Red Williams Detention Center                   | County · Union Springs  |
| 18  | Butler County Detention Center                                 | County · Greenville     |
| 19  | Calhoun County Jail                                            | County · Anniston       |
| 20  | Camden Community Based Facility / Community Work Center        | State · Camden          |
| 21  | Chambers County Detention Facility                             | County · Lafayette      |
| 22  | Cherokee County Detention Center                               | County · Centre         |
| 23  | Chickasaw Jail                                                 | Local · Chickasaw       |
| 24  | Childersburg Community Based Facility / Community Work Center  | State · Childersburg    |
| 25  | Chilton County Jail                                            | County · Clanton        |
| 26  | Clarke County Jail                                             | County · Grove Hill     |
| 27  | Clay County Detention Center                                   | County · Ashland        |
| 28  | Cleburne County Jail                                           | County · Heflin         |
| 29  | Coffee County Jail                                             | County · New Brockton   |
| 30  | Colbert County Jail                                            | County · Tuscumbia      |
| 31  | Conecuh County Detention Center                                | County · Evergreen      |
| 32  | Coosa County Jail                                              | County · Rockford       |
| 33  | Covington County Jail                                          | County · Andalusia      |
| 34  | Cullman County Detention Center                                | County · Cullman        |
| 35  | Dale County Jail                                               | County · Ozark          |
| 36  | Daleville Jail                                                 | Local · Daleville       |
| 37  | Dallas County Jail                                             | County · Selma          |
| 38  | Daphne Corrections Center                                      | Local · Daphne          |
| 39  | Dekalb County Jail                                             | County · Fort Payne     |
| 40  | Dothan City Jail                                               | Local · Dothan          |
| 41  | Draper Correctional Facility                                   | State · Elmore          |
| 42  | Easterling Correctional Facility                               | State · Clio            |
| 43  | Elba Community Based Facility / Community Work Center          | State · Elba            |
| 44  | Elmore Correctional Facility                                   | State · Elmore          |
| 45  | Elmore County Jail                                             | County · Wetumpka       |
| 46  | Escambia County Jail                                           | County · Brewton        |
| 47  | Etowah County Detention Center                                 | County · Gadsden        |
| 48  | Eufaula City Jail                                              | Local · Eufaula         |
| 49  | Fayette County Jail                                            | County · Fayette        |
| 50  | FCI Aliceville                                                 | Federal · Aliceville    |
| 51  | FCI Aliceville Camp                                            | Federal · Aliceville    |
| 52  | FCI Talladega                                                  | Federal · Talladega     |
| 53  | FCI Talladega Camp                                             | Federal · Talladega     |
| 54  | Fountain Correctional Facility                                 | State · Atmore          |
| 55  | FPC Montgomery                                                 | Federal · Montgomery    |
| 56  | Frank Lee Community Based Facility / Community Work Center     | State · Deatsville      |
| 57  | Franklin County Detention Center                               | County · Russellville   |
| 58  | Geneva County Jail                                             | County · Geneva         |
| 59  | Greene County Jail                                             | County · Eutaw          |
| 60  | Hale County Jail                                               | County · Greensboro     |
| 61  | Hamilton Aged / Infirmed                                       | State · Hamilton        |
| 62  | Hamilton Community Based Facility / Community Work Center      | State · Hamilton        |
| 63  | Helena City Jail                                               | Local · Helena          |
| 64  | Henry County Jail                                              | County · Abbeville      |
| 65  | Holman Correctional Facility                                   | State · Atmore          |
| 66  | Hoover City Jail                                               | Local · Hoover          |
| 67  | Houston County Jail                                            | County · Dothan         |
| 68  | Jackson County Jail                                            | County · Scottsboro     |
| 69  | Jacksonville Police Department Jail                            | Local · Jacksonville    |
| 70  | Jefferson County Sheriff's Office - Bessemer Jail              | County · Bessemer       |
| 71  | Jefferson County Sheriff's Office - Birmingham Jail            | County · Birmingham     |
| 72  | Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women                                | State · Wetumpka        |
| 73  | Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women Annex                          | State · Wetumpka        |
| 74  | Kilby Correctional Facility                                    | State · Montgomery      |
| 75  | Kimberly City Jail                                             | Local · Kimberly        |
| 76  | Lamar County Jail                                              | County · Vernon         |
| 77  | Lauderdale County Detention Center                             | County · Florence       |
| 78  | Lawrence County Jail                                           | County · Moulton        |
| 79  | Lee County Detention Center                                    | County · Opelika        |
| 80  | Limestone Correctional Facility                                | State · Harvest         |
| 81  | Limestone County Jail                                          | County · Athens         |
| 82  | Lowndes County Detention Facility                              | County · Hayneville     |
| 83  | Loxley Community Based Facility / Community Work Center        | State · Loxley          |
| 84  | Macon County Detention Facility                                | County · Tuskegee       |
| 85  | Madison County Detention Facility                              | County · Huntsville     |
| 86  | Marengo County Detention Center                                | County · Linden         |
| 87  | Marion City Jail                                               | Local · Marion          |
| 88  | Marion County Jail                                             | County · Hamilton       |
| 89  | Marshall County Corrections                                    | County · Albertville    |
| 90  | Marshall County Jail                                           | County · Guntersville   |
| 91  | Mobile Community Based Facility / Community Work Center        | State · Pritchard       |
| 92  | Mobile County Metro Jail                                       | County · Mobile         |
| 93  | Monroe County Detention Center                                 | County · Monroeville    |
| 94  | Montgomery County Jail - Mac Sim Butler Detention Facility     | County · Montgomery     |
| 95  | Montgomery Municipal Jail                                      | Local · Montgomery      |
| 96  | Montgomery Women's Facility                                    | State · Montgomery      |
| 97  | Morgan County Jail                                             | County · Decatur        |
| 98  | North Alabama Community Based Facility / Community Work Center | State · Decatur         |
| 99  | Oxford Police Department                                       | Local · Oxford          |
| 100 | Parrish City Jail                                              | Local · Parrish         |
| 101 | Perry County Correctional Center                               | County · Uniontown      |
| 102 | Perry County Jail                                              | County · Marion         |
| 103 | Pickens County Jail                                            | County · Carrollton     |
| 104 | Pike County Jail                                               | County · Troy           |
| 105 | Randolph County Jail                                           | County · Wedowee        |
| 106 | Red Bay City Jail                                              | Local · Red Bay         |
| 107 | Red Eagle Community Work Center                                | State · Montgomery      |
| 108 | Robertsdale Police Department                                  | Local · Robertsdale     |
| 109 | Russell County Jail                                            | County · Phenix City    |
| 110 | Russellville City Jail                                         | Local · Russellville    |
| 111 | Saint Clair Correctional Facility                              | State · Springville     |
| 112 | Shelby County Correctional Facility                            | County · Columbiana     |
| 113 | St. Clair County - Ashville Jail                               | County · Ashville       |
| 114 | St. Clair County - Pell City Jail                              | County · Pell City      |
| 115 | Staton Correctional Facility                                   | State · Elmore          |
| 116 | Sumiton City Jail                                              | Local · Sumiton         |
| 117 | Sumter County Jail                                             | County · Livingston     |
| 118 | Talladega County Jail                                          | County · Talladega      |
| 119 | Tallapoosa County Jail                                         | County · Dadeville      |
| 120 | Tallassee Police Department                                    | Local · Tallassee       |
| 121 | Tarrant City Jail                                              | Local · Tarrant         |
| 122 | Taylor Hardin Secure Medical Facility                          | State · Tuscaloosa      |
| 123 | Troy City Jail                                                 | Local · Troy            |
| 124 | Trussville City Jail                                           | Local · Trussville      |
| 125 | Tuscaloosa County Jail                                         | County · Tuscaloosa     |
| 126 | Tuscumbia City Jail                                            | Local · Tuscumbia       |
| 127 | Union Springs Police Department                                | Local · Union Springs   |
| 128 | Ventress Correctional Facility                                 | State · Clayton         |
| 129 | Walker County Jail                                             | County · Jasper         |
| 130 | Washington County Sheriffs Department/jail                     | County · Chatom         |
| 131 | Wilcox County Prince Arnold Detention Center                   | County · Camden         |
| 132 | William E Donaldson Correctional Facility                      | State · Bessemer        |
| 133 | Winston County Jail                                            | County · Double Springs |

Names as the source gives them. Coordinates for every one are in the CSV.

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