Limestone Correctional Facility opened in October 1984 on 1,600 acres in Harvest, Alabama, about 10 miles east of Athens and 10 miles west of Huntsville. ADOC’s facility directory classifies Limestone as Maximum security, but the facility’s own descriptive page on doc.alabama.gov calls it a close-custody correctional facility, a small but real difference in official terminology worth knowing before you plan a visit. Limestone runs a 90-day reentry program, and Ingram State Technical College operates on-site vocational programs there in Horticulture, Welding, Industrial Maintenance, Carpentry, Electrical, and Drafting and Design Technology. ADOC’s statewide Public Male Inmate Handbook (revised March 2026) applies here: ADOC Public Male Inmate Handbook (PDF). No handbook or visitor-application form specific to Limestone alone was found during research; families should call (256) 233-4600 to ask about the current visitor approval process.