Elmore Correctional Facility

Elmore Correctional Facility is a medium-security prison for men located in Elmore, Elmore County, Alabama. The facility has an operating capacity of 1176 and was first opened in 1981 with temporary modular dormitories. [1]

Elmore Correctional Facility

Location	3520 Marion Spillway Road Elmore, Alabama
Status	open
Security class	minimum security
Capacity	1176
Opened	1981
Managed by	Alabama Department of Corrections

Elmore is the site of three Alabama state prisons: Staton Correctional Facility and Draper Correctional Facility, which are adjacent to one another, and Elmore about a mile to the east.

Elmore inmate Johnny Lee Spears was stabbed to death by another prisoner on March 25, 2016, [2] and another prisoner was stabbed and wounded in April, in July a third inmate was killed, stabbed by another prisoner.[3] In July 2016, the facility was at 200% overcapacity and was critically understaffed, with 72 of its 169 guard positions filled.[4]

References

1. "Elmore Correctional Facility". Alabama Department of Corrections. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
2. Grass, Jonathan (26 March 2016). "Convicted murderer fatally stabbed in fight at Elmore Correctional Facility". Alabama.com. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
3. Reeves, Jay (26 July 2017). "Alabama prison toll rises; 4 inmates killed, 6 officers hurt". ABC. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
4. Britt, Bill. "A Day at Elmore County Correctional Facility". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved 31 July 2016.