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 | Photo | County | Location | Opened | Security class | Capacity | Notes |
| Bibb Correctional Facility | Bibb | Brent | 1998 | 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 | |
| Draper Correctional Facility | Elmore | Elmore | 1939 | Medium | 1232 | ||
| Easterling Correctional Facility | Barbour | Clio | 1990 | Medium | 1267 | ||
| Elmore Correctional Facility | Elmore | Elmore | 1981 | Minimum-In / Minimum-Out | 1176 | ||
| Fountain Correctional Facility | Escambia | North of Atmore | 1928 | Medium | 1255 | ||
| Hamilton Aged & Infirmed | Marion | Hamilton | 1981 | Medium | 300 | ||
| Holman Correctional Facility | Escambia | North of Atmore | 1969 | Maximum | 998 | Death Row & Execution Site | |
| St. Clair Correctional Facility | St. Clair | Springville, Alabama | 1983 | Maximum | 1,514 | Death Row | |
| Staton Correctional Facility | Elmore | Elmore | 1978 | Medium | 1,376 | ||
| Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women | Elmore | Wetumpka | 1942 | Medium / Maximum | 985 | Death Row | |
| Kilby Correctional Facility | Montgomery | Mount Meigs | 1969 | Medium / Maximum | 1421 | Receiving / Processing | |
| Limestone Correctional Facility | Madison | 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
- 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
- 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