Ventress Correctional Facility is an Alabama Department of Corrections prison in Clayton, AL, classified Medium security. It opened in August 1990, holds 1,306 men, and its primary mission is alcohol and drug treatment, running an eight-week Substance Abuse Program and a six-month Crime Bill drug treatment program. 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
Clayton
County
Barbour County
State
AL
Facility Type
State Prison
Gender
Male
Capacity
1,306 beds
Custody Levels
Medium (security level four)
Operator
Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC)
Address
Hwy 239 N, Clayton, AL 36016
Phone
(334) 775-3331
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Search by AIS number or name to confirm someone is at Ventress. The AIS number is needed for money deposits and mail.
View ArticleADOC doesn't publish specific visiting hours for Ventress. Call (334) 775-3331 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 Ventress directly.
View ArticleUse the ADOC inmate locator at doc.alabama.gov/inmatesearch.aspx to find anyone in custody at Ventress. 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 Ventress's specific visiting days or hours. The facility's own page tells families to contact the facility for visitation hours and information. Call (334) 775-3331 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 Ventress, 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 Ventress's own address at Hwy 239 N, Clayton, AL 36016.
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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 Ventress on its website. The facility's own page tells families to contact the facility directly for visitation hours and information. Call (334) 775-3331 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 MoneyNo Ventress-specific handbook or standalone visitor-application form was found during research. ADOC's statewide Public Male Inmate Handbook, revised March 2026, applies to Ventress since it's a general male ADOC facility. Call (334) 775-3331 to ask about the current visitor approval process.
GeneralADOC's own facility description states Ventress's primary mission is providing alcohol and drug treatment to ADOC's inmate population. It's one of the system's main treatment-focused prisons, running two named programs: an eight-week Substance Abuse Program (SAP) and a six-month Crime Bill drug treatment program.
GeneralSAP stands for Substance Abuse Program. ADOC's facility description lists it as an eight-week program offered at Ventress as part of the facility's core alcohol and drug treatment mission.
GeneralThe Crime Bill drug treatment program at Ventress runs six months. It's the longer of the two named treatment programs ADOC's facility description lists for Ventress, alongside the eight-week SAP.
GeneralYes. Ventress offers academic and vocational programs through Sparks Technical College. Through Ingram State Technical College, the facility also offers HVAC and Carpentry programs.
GeneralYes. ADOC's facility description states Ventress provides community services to local city, county, and state agencies.
GeneralADOC's facility directory lists Ventress as Medium security, security level four.
GeneralVentress opened in August 1990. It's located on Hwy 239 N in Clayton, AL, in Barbour County.
GeneralADOC's facility directory lists Ventress's bed occupancy at 1,306.
GeneralYes. Both Ventress, in Clayton, AL, and Easterling Correctional Facility, in Clio, AL, sit in Barbour County. They're separate facilities in different towns, so confirm which one a family member is held at before sending mail or planning a visit.
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