Montgomery Women's Facility

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Montgomery Women's Facility
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Montgomery Women's Facility
Location Mt. Meigs, Alabama
Statusopen
Capacity300
Opened1976
Managed by Alabama Department of Corrections

The Montgomery Women's Facility is a prison for women run by the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC). It is located behind Kilby Correctional Facility in Mt. Meigs, an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Alabama. [1] Opened in 1976, it has a capacity of 300 inmates; its warden is Adrienne Givens. [2]

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References

  1. "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Montgomery city, AL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 5 (PDF p. 6/17). Retrieved 2022-08-22. Montgomery Women's Facility
  2. "Montgomery Women's Facility". Alabama Department of Corrections . Retrieved 14 December 2015.

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