Alabama Department of Corrections
| Alabama Department of Corrections | |
| Abbreviation | ADOC |
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| Seal | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | February 3, 1983 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | State of Alabama, USA |
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| Map of Alabama Department of Corrections's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 52,419 square miles (135,760 km2) |
| Population | 4,661,900 (2008 est.)[1] |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Montgomery, Alabama |
| Agency executive | Richard Allen, Commissioner |
| Website | |
| ADOC Website | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC), is the agency responsible for incarceration of convicted felons in the state of Alabama in the United States. It is headquartered in the Alabama Criminal Justice Center in Montgomery.[2][3]
History
Alabama prisoners were involved in farming since the 1840s. Throughout its history prisoners in the system farmed fields. In 2007 the prison system ended its farming programs, rendering many prisoners idle.[4]
Operations
The Alabama Criminal Justice Center houses the headquarters of the Department of Corrections and the Department of Public Safety
All female inmates entering ADOC are sent to the receiving unit in the Tutwiler Prison for Women.[5]
Death row
See also: Capital punishment in Alabama
Holman Correctional Facility has a male death row that originally had a capacity of 20, but was later expanded in the summer of 2000.[6] The William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility has a male death row with a capacity of 24.[7] Donaldson's death row houses prisoners who need to stay in the Birmingham judicial district.[8] Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women houses the female death row.[9] All executions occur at Holman.[6]
Facilities
Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the Alabama Department of Corrections, 9 officers have died in the line of duty.[10]
| Officer | Date of Death | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Correctional Officer Robert E. Kendricks | |
Stabbed |
| Correctional Officer Luell W. Barrow | |
Stabbed |
| Lieutenant Luther F. Fails | |
Stabbed |
| Correctional Officer William E. Donaldson | |
Stabbed |
| Warden Charles Andrew Farquhar Jr. | |
Assault |
| Correctional Officer William F. Immer | |
Automobile accident |
| Correctional Officer Teresia Wheeler | |
Heart attack |
| Correctional Officer Elizabeth Franklin | |
Fall |
| Correctional Officer Rodney Kelley | |
Automobile accident |
| Correctional Officer Desi Arnez Patterson | |
Automobile accident |
Gallery
- List of law enforcement agencies in Alabama
- List of United States state correction agencies
- List of U.S. state prisons
- Prison
References
- ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
- ↑ "Correctional Facility Directory." Alabama Department of Corrections. Retrieved on December 8, 2009. "Administrative Office 301 S. Ripley/P O Box 301501 Montgomery"
- ↑ "ADMINISTRTIVE [sic] REGULATION OPR: COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS NUMBER 490." Alabama Department of Corrections. Retrieved on October 8, 2010. "Alabama Criminal Justice Center 301 S. Ripley Street P. O. Box 301501 Montgomery, AL 36130-1501."
- ↑ Baggett, Connie. "Prison farms are up for sale." Press-Register. Tuesday July 1, 2008. Retrieved on July 4, 2011.
- ↑ "Tutwiler Prison for Women." Alabama Department of Corrections. Retrieved on July 20, 2010.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Annual Report Fiscal Year 2003." Alabama Department of Corrections. 33/84. Retrieved on August 15, 2010. "which also included a cellblock for 20 death row inmates." and "The death chamber is located at Holman where all executions are conducted." and "A major addition was completed in the summer of 2000 to add 200 single cells to the segregation unit. This addition was required to keep up with the increasing number of inmates on Death Row which had grown to more than 150."
- ↑ "Annual Report Fiscal Year 2003." Alabama Department of Corrections. 21/84. Retrieved on August 15, 2010. "Donaldson has a death row unit with a capacity of 24 inmates."
- ↑ "Donaldson Correctional Facility." Alabama Department of Corrections. Retrieved on October 8, 2010.
- ↑ "Annual Report Fiscal Year 2003." Alabama Department of Corrections. 45/84. Retrieved on August 15, 2010. "Tutwiler also has a death row,"
- ↑ The Officer Down Memorial Page
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