FCI Aliceville

Aliceville at a glance

Aliceville is a low-security federal prison (FCI) for women, with a satellite prison camp next to it. It sits in Pickens County, Alabama, on Highway 14.

How many people

382 in the FCI and 72 at the camp (BOP, October 29, 2026).

Medical care level 2

Stable outpatients who need to see a clinician anywhere from monthly to every 6 months. Examples the BOP gives: diabetes controlled with medication, epilepsy, emphysema. Click here to read the source: BOP "Institution Care Levels for Medical Assignment," February 13, 2024 (released under FOIA 2024-03455) ↗

Mental health care level 2

Routine outpatient mental health care, or short crisis care such as suicide watch. The BOP does not post care levels on its website. This list is dated February 13, 2024 and came out through a public records request. Click here to read the source: BOP "Institution Care Levels for Medical Assignment," February 13, 2024 (released under FOIA 2024-03455) ↗

Who is there

Women. On the first day of the 2026 audit, ages ran from 19 to 79 at the FCI and 21 to 61 at the camp. Click here to read the source: PREA audit report, FCI Aliceville (onsite June 9 to 11, 2026) ↗

Built for

1,792 people. At the time of the 2026 audit it held 1,099. Click here to read the source: PREA audit report, FCI Aliceville (onsite June 9 to 11, 2026) ↗

Average stay

830.4 days at the FCI and 384.7 days at the camp. Click here to read the source: PREA audit report, FCI Aliceville (onsite June 9 to 11, 2026) ↗

Counts

At least five official counts every 24 hours, and one more at 10:00 a.m. on weekends and holidays. They stand at their bedside for the 4:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. counts on weekdays, and also at 10:00 a.m. on weekends and holidays. Click here to read the source: FCI Aliceville Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated July 2021) ↗

The BOP's own page for FCI Aliceville.

Visiting hours and days

Processing of visitors stops at 2:00 p.m. Visitors may not be on the grounds before 8:00 a.m. and must leave the visiting room at 3:00 p.m. There is a count at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, Sunday and holidays. No visitors are processed into the visiting room for 30 minutes before that count, and processing starts again after the count clears.

The visiting rules give no regular visiting days except Saturday, Sunday and federal holidays. Click here to read the source: ALI 5267.09D, Visiting Regulations (October 2, 2019) ↗

The BOP beats to its own drum. The front desk has the final say. Keep a spare outfit in the car.

Inmate mailing address

JOHN ANTHONY SMITH-JONES
Reg. No. 12345-678
FCI Aliceville
P.O. Box 4000
Aliceville, AL 35442

Put their name, register number and housing unit on the envelope. The camp has its own P.O. Box (see the address above). Click here to read the source: FCI Aliceville Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated July 2021) ↗

Use the P.O. Box only. Never mail to the street address (11070 Highway 14, Aliceville, AL 35442).

White paper

Envelopes and paper must be white. No labels. Mail with glitter, stickers, lipstick, crayon or marker is rejected, and so is anything stained, oily or sprayed with perfume. Stamps and envelope flaps are removed. Click here to read the source: FCI Aliceville Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated July 2021) ↗

Greeting cards

Cards on card stock or construction paper are rejected. Cards must be printed on white copy paper only. Click here to read the source: FCI Aliceville Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated July 2021) ↗

Books

At a low-security prison they may get softcover books from any source. Hardcover books and newspapers must come from the publisher, a book club or a bookstore. Click here to read the source: FCI Aliceville Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated July 2021) ↗

Packages

Every package needs approval first. Click here to read the source: FCI Aliceville Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated July 2021) ↗

Mail days

Mail is handed out Monday through Friday (not holidays) by the evening officer in each unit. Legal mail is opened in front of them. Click here to read the source: FCI Aliceville Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated July 2021) ↗

Their letters to you

At a low-security prison their outgoing letters may be sealed and are sent out unopened. Click here to read the source: FCI Aliceville Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated July 2021) ↗

Money

Never put money in a letter. Use the BOP lockbox in Des Moines, Iowa, or Western Union or MoneyGram (see the Money tab). Click here to read the source: FCI Aliceville Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated July 2021) ↗

Books and magazines: at a low security prison, soft-cover books and magazines can come from anyone. Hardcovers only from a publisher or bookstore.

How to send money to an inmate here

Money never goes to Aliceville. It goes to the BOP, and the BOP puts it on their account. There are 3 ways. Each one below shows you the actual form and exactly what to write in each box, already filled in with their name and number.

First, they must sign the power-of-attorney form (BP-A0407) when they arrive. Until they do, MoneyGram and Western Union money cannot post. Click here to read the source: Program Statement 4500.13, Trust Fund/Deposit Fund Manual (May 7, 2026) ↗

1. Postal money order Our pick

"Postal" means the U.S. Post Office. A postal money order is one you buy at the counter of a U.S. Post Office, from the United States Postal Service. Money orders sold at Walmart, a grocery store, a bank, Western Union, MoneyGram or a check-cashing store are not postal money orders.

Why it matters: a postal money order has no hold. Once the BOP's lockbox in Des Moines gets it, it goes on their account. Every other money order and every personal or company check is put on a 15-day hold first, and the 15 days only start when the lockbox receives the envelope. Add the days it spends in the mail, and it can be close to three weeks before they can spend it.Click here to read the source: BOP, Sending money by U.S. mail ↗ Click here to read the source: FCI Aliceville Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated July 2021) ↗ Foreign money orders and checks are held 45 days. The postal money order is also the cheapest way.

The Post Office's own steps

1. Decide the amount. Up to $1,000 in one money order.
2. Go to any Post Office.
3. Bring cash or a debit card. The Post Office does not take credit cards for money orders.
4. Fill it out at the counter with the clerk. Use the boxes below.
5. Pay the amount plus the fee: $2.65 for up to $500, $3.75 for $500.01 to $1,000.
6. Keep your receipt. You need it to track the money order or replace it if it is lost.Click here to read the source: U.S. Postal Service, Money Orders ↗

1. Pay toJOHN ANTHONY SMITH-JONEStheir committed name, exactly as the BOP Inmate Locator shows it
2. Address (under Pay to)Federal Bureau of Prisons, P.O. Box 474701, Des Moines, IA 50947-0001
3. FromMARIA SMITH-JONESyour name
4. Address (under From)123 Main Street, Trenton, NJ 08608your address
5. MemoReg. No. 12345678their 8-digit register number, no dash

Unconfirmed: the BOP does not say in writing what goes on the "Pay to" line. Their name is what families use. The name and number on the envelope are what the BOP requires.

Maria Smith-Jones
123 Main Street
Trenton, NJ 08608

STAMP

Federal Bureau of Prisons
JOHN ANTHONY SMITH-JONES
12345678
Post Office Box 474701
Des Moines, Iowa 50947-0001

Lost it? Tracking and replacing a money order

• Keep the receipt. You need the serial number, post office number and amount to track it at tools.usps.com/money-orders.htm.
• Lost or stolen: take the receipt to any post office and ask for a Money Order Inquiry. It costs $23 and can take up to 60 days.

2. MoneyGram

Posts in about 2 to 4 hours if sent 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern, any day. Up to $300 per payment. In a store, you fill out the blue ExpressPayment form. This is the BOP's own filled-in sample:

1. Company NameFederal Bureau of Prisons
2. City & StateWashington, DC
3. Receive Code7932always the same
4. Account Number of the Bill to Pay12345678SMITHJONESone letter or number per box
5. Amount to Payup to $300
6. Message to Biller or Beneficiary NameJOHN ANTHONY SMITH-JONES

Top section: your own name, address, phone and signature. Pay cash. Keep the receipt with the reference number.

Unconfirmed: some stores now type it into a screen instead of using the paper form. The boxes are the same.

Doing it online or in the MoneyGram app instead

1. Go to moneygram.com (Pay Bills) or the MoneyGram app and log in or sign up.
2. Search the biller 7932 or "Federal Bureau of Prisons."
3. Enter the amount (up to $300) and the account number 12345678SMITHJONES.
4. Pay with a debit or credit card. A credit card can charge a cash-advance fee.

3. Western Union

Posts in about 2 to 4 hours. In a store, ask for the Quick Collect form ("To Send Money Form for Bill Payments"). Do not ask for a regular money transfer. This is a real Quick Collect form filled in with the BOP's values:

1. Dollar Amountyour amount
2. Pay toFederal Bureau of Prisons
3. Code CityFBOP, DC
4. AttentionJOHN ANTHONY SMITH-JONES
5. Account # with Company (in the SENDER section: this is where people get lost)12345678SMITHJONES

Leave Promo Code blank. Put your own name, phone and address in the rest of the Sender section and sign at 3. Pay cash (some stores take debit). You get a 10-digit tracking number (MTCN). Keep it.

Unconfirmed: some stores have the blue Quick Collect form, some a "Pay a Bill" section, and some a phone to an agent.

Doing it online (Send2Corrections), screen by screen

You need a photo ID to set up the account: your name must match your ID exactly.

1. Go to send2corrections.com or the Send2Corrections app. Log in or register.
2. "Who are you sending to?" Choose the facility Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP DC).
3. Receiver first name, middle name (optional), last name: exactly as the BOP has it.
4. Commissary number: type only the 8 digits, 12345678. No dash, no name. The site adds the last name itself and shows the full account number in a grey box you cannot type in.
5. Ignore the pop-up that says "BOP number will not work." That text shows for every prison. The register number is what works.
6. Amount: $1 to $300. Pay by card, or choose "Pay Cash (in-store)" and pay at a Western Union counter within 12 hours, or it cancels.

Hyphenated last name? The site drops the hyphen: Smith-Jones becomes 12345678SMITHJONES.

Money sent to the wrong person is not returned by Western Union. Western Union payments cannot be changed after they are sent.

Commissary list: what they can buy and what it costs

Aliceville's handbook (July 2021) says the national spending limit is $360 and can be set lower locally, with accounts restarting monthly, every two weeks or weekly. National BOP policy (PS 4500.13, May 7, 2026) raised the limit from $360 to $460 a month, plus $50 more in November and December. The handbook is out of date. If they refuse to pay under the court-fine payment plan ("refuse" status), their limit is $25.00 a month. Click here to read the source: FCI Aliceville Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated July 2021) ↗ Click here to read the source: Program Statement 4500.13, Trust Fund/Deposit Fund Manual (May 7, 2026) ↗

(K) kosher, (H) halal. A number like "max 3" is the most they can buy at once.

Phone calls and email

Minutes

300 minutes a month, and ordinarily an extra 100 minutes in November and December. Every call is limited to 15 minutes. Click here to read the source: FCI Aliceville Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated July 2021) ↗

Hours

Phones run from 6:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. On weekdays, access is limited from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and from 12:30 p.m. until after the 4:00 p.m. count, because they are at work. Click here to read the source: FCI Aliceville Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated July 2021) ↗

Numbers

Their phone numbers are managed on the TRULINCS computers. Click here to read the source: FCI Aliceville Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated July 2021) ↗

Recorded

Calls are monitored and recorded. Click here to read the source: FCI Aliceville Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated July 2021) ↗

They have to add your number and email to their list first. Emails come through CorrLinks: you get an invitation by email once they add you.

Health care at Aliceville

Medical care level 2 and mental health care level 2 (of 4). Stable outpatients who need to see a clinician anywhere from monthly to every 6 months. Examples the BOP gives: diabetes controlled with medication, epilepsy, emphysema. Click here to read the source: BOP "Institution Care Levels for Medical Assignment," February 13, 2024 (released under FOIA 2024-03455) ↗

Sick call

Staff screen the complaint and give a later appointment. They go to work, and if the appointment is the same day they hand an appointment slip to their work supervisor. The handbook does not give the sign-up hours. Click here to read the source: FCI Aliceville Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated July 2021) ↗

If they get sick later

They ask their work supervisor or unit officer to call Health Services. Click here to read the source: FCI Aliceville Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated July 2021) ↗

Co-pay

There is a fee for care they ask for, unless they are indigent. The handbook does not give the amount. Click here to read the source: FCI Aliceville Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated July 2021) ↗

In segregation

People in detention or segregation sign up for sick call in writing, or ask the clinician who makes rounds each day. Click here to read the source: FCI Aliceville Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated July 2021) ↗

Write a sick call request →

Programs

RDAP (drug program; can mean up to a year off for those eligible)

Aliceville does not have RDAP. The handbook says that if they qualify, they will be moved to a prison that has it. The BOP's RDAP list (updated June 4, 2026) does not include Aliceville. Click here to read the source: FCI Aliceville Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated July 2021) ↗

Life Connections Program

A faith-based reentry program. The BOP's guide lists Aliceville as a site. Click here to read the source: First Step Act Approved Programs Guide (May 2026) ↗

Resolve (trauma program)

The BOP's guide lists Aliceville as a site. Click here to read the source: First Step Act Approved Programs Guide (May 2026) ↗

UNICOR (prison factory)

The BOP's guide lists Aliceville (ALI) among the sites that may offer Federal Prison Industries work, FPI Lean Basic Training and FPI Lean Six-Sigma Green Belt. The handbook says many institutions have a waiting list. Click here to read the source: First Step Act Approved Programs Guide (May 2026) ↗

Education

GED and English as a second language classes, vocational training, apprenticeships and college correspondence courses (they pay for those). Without a high school diploma or GED, they must attend at least 240 hours of GED class. Click here to read the source: FCI Aliceville Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated July 2021) ↗

The BOP's First Step Act guide (May 2026) lists Aliceville as a site that may offer Life Connections, Resolve, FPI (UNICOR) work and CBT for late-life depression. The guide says "may be offered", so this is not a promise that each runs now. Click here to read the source: First Step Act Approved Programs Guide (May 2026) ↗

Safety record

Criminal cases at Aliceville

• March 2026A federal correctional officer at Aliceville was indicted for sexual assault of 7 inmates. (WSFA)
• June 2026Two people were arrested after the Pickens County Sheriff's Office intercepted narcotics and cellphones headed to the Aliceville prison. (WVUA 23)

Deaths announced by the BOP

We found no deaths at Aliceville announced by the BOP.

We found no BOP press release announcing a death at Aliceville (checked November 3, 2026). The BOP does not publish a full count of deaths at each prison, so this does not mean no one has died there.

Sexual abuse audit (PREA)

The last federal sexual-abuse (PREA) audit visited Aliceville June 9 to 11, 2026. Result: 45 standards met, 0 not met. In the 12 months before the audit, Aliceville recorded 7 sexual-abuse allegations (all against other inmates, none against staff) and 6 sexual-harassment allegations (1 against staff, 5 against other inmates). Click here to read the source: PREA audit report, FCI Aliceville (onsite June 9 to 11, 2026) ↗

An allegation is a report, not a finding. The audit counts reports made, not what investigators concluded.

News about Aliceville

• FCI Aliceville Correctional Officer Indicted for Sexual Assault of InmatesTexas Border Business · Mar 5, 2026

Stories from news outlets that name FCI Aliceville, checked every day. Last updated Nov 4, 2026, 7:00 pm ET. We link to the original story; we did not write these.

Intel from the Inside

Intel last checked: November 3, 2026

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