FCI Aliceville Federal Overview
Federal Correctional Institution Aliceville, often shortened to FCI Aliceville, is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons under the U.S. Department of Justice. BOP source material identifies it as a low-security federal correctional institution with an adjacent minimum-security satellite camp in Aliceville, Alabama. It is physically located in Pickens County, but it is not operated by Sheriff Jordan Powell's office or the county jail.
The custody type matters for every search. People booked after a Pickens County arrest are searched through the county jail roster. Sentenced Alabama state prisoners are searched through the ADOC locator. Federal prisoners serving a federal sentence at Aliceville are searched through the BOP Inmate Locator. A person can be "in Pickens County" by geography while still being outside the county jail system.
FCI Aliceville holds sentenced female federal offenders. Its adjacent camp is minimum security, while the main institution is low security. The public BOP locator is not a booking-photo site, a county charge database, or a local warrant list. It is a federal custody locator with release date and location fields that can change as BOP recalculates sentences or updates custody status.
FCI Aliceville Population
BOP population statistics provide the clearest public population numbers for the Aliceville federal facility. The BOP page listed ALICEVILLE FCI with 1,204 inmates and ALICEVILLE-CAMP with 137 inmates as of a page labeled last updated October 9, 2025. Together, those rows equal 1,341 federal prisoners at the Aliceville complex. That calculation should not be added to the Pickens County Detention Center roster count because the agencies and custody systems are different.
The research did not locate an official design or rated capacity figure for FCI Aliceville. BOP population tables show current federal population by institution and camp, while capacity and housing-design details are not exposed in the same way. Use the BOP numbers as federal prison population counts, not as county inmate population or county jail crowding data.
The BOP population statistics source is the page used for the Aliceville FCI and camp counts.
The population table separates the federal prison population from the county jail roster, which prevents a misleading combined Pickens County custody number.
Search FCI Aliceville Inmates
Use the BOP Inmate Locator for people held at Federal Correctional Institution Aliceville. The locator covers federal inmates incarcerated from 1982 to present. It supports a number search and a name search, and BOP notes that release dates may change because of sentence review or recalculation. If a result says Released or Not in BOP Custody, the person may be out of BOP custody but still involved with another criminal justice system or supervised release.
BOP number search accepts BOP Register Number, DCDC Number, FBI Number, and INS Number. Name search supports first, middle, and last name plus race, age, and sex fields. Results show name, register number, age, race, sex, release date, and location. The public locator does not show county booking charges, jail bond, mugshots, court case details, or a Pickens County arrest profile.
- Open the BOP Inmate Locator and choose either Find By Number or Find By Name.
- Use a BOP Register Number when available, since number searches are more exact.
- For a name search, enter first and last name, then narrow with age, race, or sex if needed.
- Read the result location field to confirm Federal Correctional Institution Aliceville or its camp.
- Check BOP-related links for visit, mail, money, call, email, and concern options.
The BOP locator page shows separate number and name search tabs for federal inmate lookup.
The locator fields show why the federal search path differs from the Pickens County jail roster, which is built around local booking data.
FCI Aliceville Contact
Contact information for Federal Correctional Institution Aliceville should be used for federal prison questions such as visiting confirmation, federal custody status, institution rules, and BOP programs. Do not call the Pickens County Detention Center to verify an FCI Aliceville prisoner's federal release date or BOP register number unless there is a separate local booking or hold.
Federal Correctional Institution Aliceville
11070 Highway 14
Aliceville, AL 35442
205-373-5000
Federal Bureau of Prisons facility; confirm visiting and operational restrictions before travel.
BOP also publishes facility-specific links for visiting overview, mail and packages, send money, inmate communication, and concern reporting. Those links should be preferred over county jail instructions because FCI Aliceville is a federal prison with BOP rules.
FCI Aliceville Visiting
BOP visiting rules are different from county jail visitation. BOP facility pages provide visiting overview and facility-specific visiting schedule or procedure links, and BOP advises visitors to confirm the schedule before travel. Visits may be restricted or cancelled for safety, security, weather, staffing, health, or facility incidents. A visitor should not rely on the Pickens County Detention Center's weekday family-visit schedule for FCI Aliceville.
The research did not capture a full facility-specific weekly visiting table from BOP. Because federal visiting schedules can change and can require approval procedures, the accurate instruction is to use BOP's Aliceville facility page and call the institution before traveling. Visitors should also expect identity checks, approved-visitor rules, dress rules, and limits on property brought into the institution.
| Visit Topic | FCI Aliceville Detail | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Schedule | Use BOP's facility-specific visiting information and confirm before travel | Federal prison visit |
| Approval | Federal prison visitation commonly requires approved visitor procedures through BOP | Visitor processing |
| Restrictions | BOP says visiting can change for safety, security, weather, incidents, or other operational reasons | Facility notice |
| County jail schedule | Not applicable to FCI Aliceville | Wrong system |
FCI Aliceville is in Pickens County, so travel plans may use Aliceville as the destination, but approval and entry rules are federal. Always confirm current rules with BOP before arrival.
FCI Aliceville Mail and Money
Federal prison mail and money rules should come from BOP. The research notes one critical money rule: do not send money to an inmate at the FCI Aliceville facility address. BOP says mailed funds for federal inmates go to a processing center in Des Moines, Iowa. Using the prison street address for money can delay or misroute funds.
BOP facility and locator pages also link users to official send mail/package, send money, call/email, visit, and concern resources. Those BOP links are the right channels for an FCI Aliceville prisoner. ADOC's Access Secure Deposits and ICSolutions updates apply to Alabama state prisoners, while the Pickens County jail's local vendor information was not located. Neither should be substituted for BOP instructions.
| Service | Federal Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail and packages | Use BOP facility instructions for federal inmate correspondence and package limits |
| Money deposit | Do not send funds to the facility street address; use BOP's official money process |
| Calls and email | Use BOP communication resources linked from facility and locator pages |
| Commissary | BOP facility materials may include commissary lists and institution handbooks |
Federal, State, and County Custody
FCI Aliceville should not be confused with the Pickens County Detention Center or an Alabama Department of Corrections prison. The county jail in Carrollton handles local jail custody, the sheriff roster, recent releases, and certain holds. ADOC handles sentenced Alabama state prisoners and shows no state prison facility in Pickens County. BOP handles sentenced federal prisoners at FCI Aliceville.
| Custody System | Who It Covers | Where to Search |
|---|---|---|
| Pickens County jail | Local arrests, pretrial detainees, recent releases, outside-agency holds | Pickens sheriff current roster and 48-hour release roster |
| ADOC | Sentenced Alabama state prisoners | ADOC inmate search by AIS or name |
| BOP | Sentenced federal prisoners, including FCI Aliceville | BOP Inmate Locator |
| ICE | Civil immigration detention | ICE Online Detainee Locator and ICE detention information line |
The distinction is practical. Federal inmates at FCI Aliceville will not appear on the Pickens County jail roster just because the prison is inside county lines. Likewise, a person newly booked into the county jail after a local arrest will not be found in the BOP locator unless there is a separate federal custody record.
FCI Aliceville Public Records
The public BOP locator gives a limited federal inmate record. It is designed for custody location and release information, not for court dockets, booking photos, county mugshots, or local bond data. Results columns captured in the research include name, register number, age, race, sex, release date, and location. Related links point users toward federal communication, visit, mail, money, and concern processes.
- BOP Register Number
- A federal inmate number that can be used for a more exact locator search.
- Release Date
- BOP's public release date field, which may change after sentence credit review or recalculation.
- Location
- The BOP facility or custody status shown in the locator result.
- Not in BOP Custody
- A result status that means the person is no longer held by BOP, not necessarily free of all justice-system supervision.
Federal criminal case records are separate from BOP custody records. If the search goal is to review charges, filings, sentencing, or appeals, use federal court records rather than the Pickens County roster. If the search goal is a Pickens County arrest or local jail booking, use Pickens County jail inmate records and call the detention center for current bail or case-number confirmation.
About Federal Correctional Institution Aliceville
FCI Aliceville is part of the BOP Southeast Region and is one of the defining custody facilities in Pickens County because it places a federal prison population inside a rural Alabama county. BOP source material notes that the institution includes a low-security federal correctional institution and adjacent minimum-security camp for female offenders. The official facility page also links to resources such as admission and orientation materials, commissary information, legal activities, and PREA-related materials.
Official BOP news gives one local conditions detail: a tornado struck FCI Aliceville on February 2, 2016, damaging the administration building and one housing unit, with no staff or inmate injuries reported. That event is historical context, not a current restriction. Current custody, visiting, mail, and money steps should still be verified through BOP's facility page and phone number.
Note: Confirm BOP custody, visiting approval, and facility restrictions before making travel or money-deposit decisions.