Holman Correctional Facility

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Holman Correctional Facility is a state prison located near the city of Atmore, Alabama, United States.

Opened during December 1969, with a basic capacity for 520 medium-custody inmates including a death row cellblock with a capacity of 20. It was constructed for $5,000,000 during the administration of Governor Lurleen Wallace and Commissioner James T. Hagen. Named in honor of a former warden William C. Holman, it is located in southwest Escambia County, nine miles (15 km) north of Atmore on State Highway 21.

Holman currently maintains 630 general population beds, 200 single cells, and 168 death row cells for a capacity of 998 maximum through minimum custody inmates to include a large contingency of life without parole inmates. The death chamber is located at Holman where all executions are conducted. Holman also operates two major correctional industries within the facility's perimeter, a license plate plant and a metal fabrication plant.

Holman Correctional Facility is also the subject of a documentary on MSNBC entitled "Lockup: Holman Extended Stay" [1]