About Alabama's Correctional System
Alabama operates its correctional system through the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC), managing state prisons, work release centers, and community corrections facilities across all 67 counties.
If you are searching for a Alabama inmate, use the state's official search portal at
this link.
For federal inmates, use the
Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.
Visitors to Alabama facilities must be on an approved visitation list. Contact the
facility directly using the phone numbers listed below to confirm current visitation
schedules, as these may change without notice.
The Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - FCI Talladega is a Medium security level facility housing male inmates with an adjacent minimum security satellite camp that also houses male offenders. FCI Talladega is located facility 50 miles from Birmingham and 100 miles from Atlanta, Georgia.
The Federal Prison Camp (FPC) in Montgomery, Alabama, is a minimum security facility that houses male offenders. FPC Montgomery is located on Maxwell Air Force Base, off Interstates 65 and 85.
Today�s Department offers employees ample career opportunities and advancements in corrections and other related fields. No longer a small organization, the Department has grown into a medium-size correctional system employing over 3,400 employees with an inmate population approaching 26,000+ prisoners. In the years to come, the Department will continue to grow in size, and in complexity of services, offering many long-term opportunities to its employees.
Bibb County Correctional Facility is located within the city limits of Brent, Alabama, on approximately 250 acres of rural wetlands. Plans for Bibb originated during July 1991 of the Governor Guy Hunt-Commissioner Morris Thigpen administrative tenure, and construction began and progressed during the 1993-1994 Governor Jim Folsom-Commissioner Tommy Herring administration. In 1995, construction was halted during the early part of Governor Fob James-Commissioner Ron Jones administration and resumed under Commissioner Joe Hopper. In July 1997, inmates from the State Cattle Ranch and Elmore Correctional Facility were being transported daily to assist the contractors in the construction of the facility. On May 28, 1998, 75 minimum custody inmates were transferred to the facility and another 75 inmates the next day. During July 1998, another 150 inmates were transferred to the facility, and these 300 inmates helped complete the final construction and prepared the facility's official opening in October 1998. In Octo
If you need information about a detainee that is housed at this facility, you may call (404) 893-1210 between the hours of 7a.m. and 5p.m. When you call, please have the individual�s biographical information ready, including first, last and hyphenated names, any aliases he or she may use, date of birth and country of birth.If you need to get in touch with a detainee you must call (256) 549-5410 and leave the detainee�s full name, alien registration number and a telephone number where you can be reached. He or she will be given your message.