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Limestone Correctional Facility

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Limestone Correctional Facility is a state prison located in Limestone County, Alabama. Rated capacity: 2,086. Reported population: 2,107. Security level: Close. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Background

Limestone Correctional Facility is an Alabama Department of Corrections state prison for men located in Harvest, Limestone County, Alabama. Opened in October 1984 and with a capacity of 2086 prisoners, Limestone is the largest prison in the Alabama state system. This institution is classified as a maximum security correctional facility. As of March 2024, the prison was 15% over capacity at 2,398 inmates. Limestone and the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women were the two Alabama state prisons in which HIV positive inmates were segregated, a practice that Alabama and South Carolina claimed stopped the spread of the virus and lowered overall medical costs.

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Capacity

2,086

Current population

2,107

Occupancy

101%

Year opened

1984

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1984

Region

Alabama

Security level

Close

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

28779 Nick Davis Rd, Harvest 35749

Conditions Risk Score

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

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

What the score is responding to:

  • · Operating at 101% of design capacity

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
Occupancythis: 101% · peers avg: 93% (+9%)
Capacity (beds)this: 2086 · peers avg: 547 (+281%)

Data completeness

74%

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@misc{worldprisons-limestone-correctional-faci,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Limestone Correctional Facility},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/limestone-correctional-facility},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}