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Alex City Community Based Facility / Community Work Center

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Alex City Community Based Facility / Community Work Center is a state prison located in Coosa County, Alabama. Rated capacity: 346. Reported population: 201. Security level: Minimum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Capacity

346

Current population

201

Occupancy

58%

Year opened

—

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

—

Region

Alabama

Security level

Minimum

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

[doj-cripa None — Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center (South Carolina)] Corrections CRIPA matter — Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center, South Carolina. Status: Investigation.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

[doj-cripa None — Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center (South Carolina)] Corrections CRIPA matter — Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center, South Carolina. Status: Investigation.

Documented human-rights cases

Contact & address

Highway 22 West, Alex City 35011
(256) 234-7533
Official site

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

5/100
Low concern5/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
5/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Substantial documented known-issues record

This facility scores 5. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 3 points above national average.

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 0/100 · peers avg: 2/100 (100%)

Higher risk than 0% of peer facilities in United States.

Occupancythis: 58% · peers avg: 93% (37%)
Capacity (beds)this: 346 · peers avg: 547 (37%)

Data completeness

84%

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@misc{worldprisons-alex-city-community-based-f,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Alex City Community Based Facility / Community Work Center},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/alex-city-community-based-facility-community-work-center},
  urldate = {2026-10-23}
}