Fountain Correctional Facility
Interactive map of Fountain Correctional Facility | |
| Location | Atmore, Alabama |
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| Status | open |
| Security class | medium |
| Capacity | 1255 |
| Opened | 1928 |
| Managed by | Alabama Department of Corrections |
Fountain Correctional Facility is an Alabama Department of Corrections prison located in Atmore, Alabama. The 8,200-acre (3,300 ha) facility is located along Alabama Highway 21, about 7 miles (11 km) north of the Atmore city center.
The prison may hold up to 855 medium-custody male prisoners. The prison has agricultural operations, cattle operations, and vegetable gardens. Fountain and Coastal Alabama Community College (formerly Jefferson Davis Community College) offer vocational programs to the prisoners. The annual budget is $8,132,000.
J. O. Davis Correctional Facility, an extension of Fountain, is a 400-prisoner unit. The unit was named after a previous Fountain warden.