Elmore Correctional Facility is an Alabama Department of Corrections prison in Elmore, AL, classified Medium security. It opened in 1981, holds 1,164 men, and is a separate institution from the nearby Staton Correctional Facility, with inmates running the facility's own compost, recycling, and Highway Squad road maintenance crews. This guide covers how to find someone with the ADOC inmate locator, visitation, sending money through Access Corrections, ICSolutions phone calls, and Alabama's digital mail system, verified from doc.alabama.gov.
City
Elmore
County
Elmore County
State
AL
Facility Type
State Prison
Gender
Male
Capacity
1,164 beds
Custody Levels
Medium (security level four)
Operator
Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC)
Address
3520 Marion Spillway Rd., Elmore, AL 36025
Phone
(334) 567-1460
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Search by AIS number or name to confirm someone is at Elmore. The AIS number is needed for money deposits and mail.
View ArticleADOC doesn't publish specific visiting hours for Elmore. Call (334) 567-1460 to confirm the schedule before you travel.
View ArticleADOC's statewide vendor for deposits. Send money online, by phone, in cash, or by mailed money order.
View ArticleICSolutions handles calls and tablets. Check icsonline.icsolutions.com or call the facility for current rates.
View ArticlePersonal mail now goes to a centralized processing center in San Antonio, TX. Packages and legal mail still go to Elmore directly, not to Staton next door.
View ArticleUse the ADOC inmate locator at doc.alabama.gov/inmatesearch.aspx to find anyone in custody at Elmore. Search by AIS number for an exact match or by first and last name for an open-ended search returning up to 50 results. Inmates sentenced under the Youthful Offender Act are excluded from results.
See the full breakdownADOC's website does not list Elmore's specific visiting days or hours. The facility's own page tells families to contact the facility directly for visitation information. Call (334) 567-1460 to confirm the current schedule, ID requirements, and screening procedures before you travel.
See the full breakdownAccess Corrections is ADOC's statewide, endorsed vendor for deposits. Deposit online, by phone, in cash at a CashPayToday retail location, or by mailed money order. Fees vary by amount and method and are shown before you confirm. You need the inmate's full name and AIS number.
See the full breakdownICSolutions handles phone calls and tablets for Elmore, linked directly from the facility's official ADOC page. Specific per-minute rates were not confirmed in this research. Check icsonline.icsolutions.com or call the facility for current pricing and account setup.
See the full breakdownEffective November 10, 2025, ADOC moved to digital-only personal mail statewide. Letters, photos, drawings, and cards go to ALDOC Inmate Mail Processing, PO Box 17339, San Antonio, TX 78217, where they're scanned to the inmate's tablet. Packages and legal mail still go to Elmore's own address at 3520 Marion Spillway Rd., Elmore, AL 36025, not to Staton Correctional Facility's address on the same road.
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Use the ADOC inmate locator at doc.alabama.gov/inmatesearch.aspx. Search by AIS number for an exact match, or by first and last name. The tool only shows people currently in ADOC custody and excludes inmates sentenced under the Youthful Offender Act.
Inmate SearchADOC does not publish specific visiting days or hours for Elmore on its website. The facility's own page tells families to contact the facility directly for visitation information. Call (334) 567-1460 before you plan a trip.
VisitationUse Access Corrections, ADOC's statewide deposit vendor. Deposit online at accesscorrections.com, by phone at (866) 345-1884, in cash at a CashPayToday location, or mail a money order with a deposit coupon to Secure Deposits, Alabama DOC, PO Box 12486, St. Louis, MO 63132.
Send MoneyADOC publishes a statewide Public Male Inmate Handbook, revised March 2026, which applies to Elmore as an all-male facility. No handbook or visitor-application form specific to Elmore alone was found. Families should call (334) 567-1460 to ask about the current visitor approval process.
GeneralNo. They are two separate ADOC institutions on the same road in Elmore, AL. Elmore Correctional Facility is at 3520 Marion Spillway Rd., and Staton Correctional Facility is at 2690 Marion Spillway Road, a different address on the same road. Always confirm which facility someone is held at and use the exact address for that specific facility, since mixing them up can send mail or a visit to the wrong place.
GeneralNo. ADOC's facility directory classifies Elmore as Medium security, listed as security level four.
GeneralElmore runs its own compost and recycling operations, work that serves the surrounding community instead of staying internal to the prison. Inmates also work on Highway Squads doing roadside and highway maintenance for the Alabama Department of Transportation. Ingram State Technical College offers one of the broadest vocational lineups found at any ADOC facility: Barbering, Cabinetmaking, Carpentry, CDL (commercial driver's license) training, Automotive Mechanics, HVAC, Marine Technology, Industrial Maintenance Technology, and Welding.
GeneralIngram State Technical College runs nine vocational programs at Elmore: Barbering, Cabinetmaking, Carpentry, CDL (commercial driver's license) training, Automotive Mechanics, HVAC, Marine Technology, Industrial Maintenance Technology, and Welding.
GeneralElmore is an Alabama Department of Corrections prison at 3520 Marion Spillway Rd. in Elmore, AL, in Elmore County, north of Montgomery. It opened in 1981 and houses men only.
GeneralElmore has a bed occupancy of 1,164, according to ADOC's facility directory.
GeneralYes. Elmore provides drug treatment classes, educational programs, mental health services, and self-help programs alongside its vocational and work-based offerings.
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