The Alabama Department of Corrections runs the search for people in Alabama state prisons. Here is how to use it, what it covers, and where to look if the person is not there.
- Agency
- Alabama Department of Corrections
- Official search
- Inmate Search
- ID number
- AIS (Alabama Institutional Serial) number
How to search the ADOC inmate list
The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) runs a public search called Inmate Search. You can search by AIS number or the inmate's full name.
- The search only covers people incarcerated now. Historical data is not online.
- People sentenced under the Youthful Offender Act are not included.
The number to write down is the AIS (Alabama Institutional Serial) number, a unique six-digit number. You will need it to send money or mail, to set up calls and visits, and to find the same person again.
Alabama state prisons we list
We do not copy the Alabama prison inmate list yet. These are the state prisons in our Alabama directory, with address, phone and visiting basics. Use the department's search above to find a person.
- Alabama Therapeutic Education Facility State prison in Columbiana
- Alex City Community Based Facility / Community Work Center State prison in Alex City
- Bibb Correctional Facility State prison in Brent
- Birmingham Community Based Facility / Community Work Center State prison in Birmingham
- Brighter Path Tuskegee State prison in Tuskegee
- Bullock Correctional Facility State prison in Union Springs
- Camden Community Based Facility / Community Work Center State prison in Camden
- Childersburg Community Based Facility / Community Work Center State prison in Childersburg
- Draper Correctional Facility State prison in Elmore
- Easterling Correctional Facility State prison in Clio
- Elba Community Based Facility / Community Work Center State prison in Elba
- Elmore Correctional Facility State prison in Elmore
- Fountain Correctional Facility State prison in Atmore
- Frank Lee Community Based Facility / Community Work Center State prison in Deatsville
- Hamilton Aged / Infirmed State prison in Hamilton
- Hamilton Community Based Facility / Community Work Center State prison in Hamilton
- Holman Correctional Facility State prison in Atmore
- J Walter Wood Jr Residential Treatment Facility State prison in Montgomery
- Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women State prison in Wetumpka
- Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women Annex State prison in Wetumpka
- Kilby Correctional Facility State prison in Montgomery
- Limestone Correctional Facility State prison in Harvest
- Loxley Community Based Facility / Community Work Center State prison in Loxley
- Mobile Community Based Facility / Community Work Center State prison in Pritchard
- Montgomery Women's Facility State prison in Montgomery
- North Alabama Community Based Facility / Community Work Center State prison in Decatur
- Red Eagle Community Work Center State prison in Montgomery
- Saint Clair Correctional Facility State prison in Springville
- Staton Correctional Facility State prison in Elmore
- Taylor Hardin Secure Medical Facility State prison in Tuscaloosa
- Ventress Correctional Facility State prison in Clayton
- William E Donaldson Correctional Facility State prison in Bessemer
State prison, county jail or federal prison?
The Alabama Department of Corrections holds people serving state prison sentences. Someone arrested in the last few days is almost always in a county jail instead, and will not show up in the state prison search yet. For a recent arrest, start with the county: open our Alabama page and pick the county where the arrest happened.
People sentenced for federal crimes are held by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, which has its own search. See federal inmate search (BOP).
After you find them
- Visits: most prisons require you to be on the person's approved visitor list first. How visiting works.
- Money: how to send money and how commissary works.
- Mail and calls: sending mail, phone calls and video visits.
- Release and transfer alerts: VINE notifications.
Questions
What do I need to search the ADOC inmate list?
The Inmate Search lets you search by AIS number or the inmate's full name. A full legal name or the ID number works best.
Someone was just arrested in Alabama. Will they be in the ADOC search?
Usually not. People who were just arrested are held in a county jail first. They are moved to a state prison only after a sentence to state prison. Check the county jail where the arrest happened.
Is searchinmates.org part of the Alabama Department of Corrections?
No. searchinmates.org is a private website. It is not affiliated with the Alabama Department of Corrections or any government agency. The department's own search is the source of record.
Sources
We opened each of these pages on October 14, 2026. Rules and numbers change, so check the source before you act.
- Inmate Search, Alabama Department of Corrections. How the search works and what it covers.
- Correctional Institutions, Bureau of Justice Statistics. How jails (run locally) differ from prisons (run by a state or the federal government).
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