FCI Aliceville Inmate Search. Find Someone with the BOP Locator

How to Search by Register Number

If you already know the person’s federal Register Number, go to bop.gov/inmateloc/ and enter it directly. This gives you an exact match and is the fastest, most reliable way to confirm someone’s current location and custody status.

How to Search by Name

If you don’t have the Register Number, search by first and last name instead. Since this is a nationwide federal database, a common name can return several results from different facilities across the country. Add as much identifying detail as you have, and double-check the age or other details shown against what you know about the person, to make sure you’ve found the right match.

What the Result Shows

A matching record shows the person’s name, their Register Number, their age, their release date if one has been set, and their current facility. The Register Number is the key piece of information you’ll need for everything else: it’s required to send money through the BOP’s lockbox and to correctly address mail. Write it down and keep it, since it stays with the person even if they’re transferred to a different BOP facility.

FCI vs. Satellite Prison Camp

FCI Aliceville is a low-security institution with an attached, minimum-security Satellite Prison Camp on the same grounds. Both are BOP custody, so both show up in the same nationwide locator. Check carefully which one the result shows, since the FCI and the Camp use two different mailing addresses (P.O. Box 4000 for the FCI, P.O. Box 487 for the Camp), and sending mail to the wrong one can delay it.

Why Someone Might Not Show Up

The BOP locator only covers people currently in federal custody. A few common reasons a search might come up empty or show unexpected results:

• They’re in state or county custody, not federal. If someone is in Alabama’s state ADOC system, use ADOC’s own inmate locator instead, not the BOP tool.
• They’re pre-trial or awaiting sentencing. Some federal detainees who haven’t been sentenced yet may not show the same details as sentenced inmates.
• They were recently transferred. A move in or out of FCI Aliceville can take a short time to reflect in the BOP system.
• They were released. The database doesn’t retain historical records for people no longer in BOP custody.
• Their name is spelled differently than expected. Try variations, nicknames, hyphenated names, or suffixes like Jr. and Sr.

Recheck the Locator Before Every Visit, Deposit, or Letter

Federal transfers between BOP facilities can happen with little advance notice to families. If it’s been more than a few weeks since you last confirmed someone’s location, check the BOP inmate locator again before traveling to visit, sending money, or mailing a letter.

If You Still Can’t Confirm

Call FCI Aliceville directly at (205) 373-5000 to ask staff to confirm whether someone is currently held there, and whether she’s in the main FCI or the Satellite Prison Camp. Have the person’s full legal name and, if possible, their Register Number or date of birth ready when you call.

After You Find Them

Use the visitation guide to plan a visit, the send money guide to deposit funds through the BOP’s lockbox, and the mail guide for the correct FCI or Camp mailing address.