Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women

Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women
The front entrance of Julia Tutwiler Prison is located along U.S. Highway 231 in Wetumpka, Alabama.
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LocationWetumpka, Alabama
Coordinates32°33′50″N 86°11′37″W / 32.56389°N 86.19361°W / 32.56389; -86.19361
StatusOperational
Security classMaximum
Capacity702
Population985 (as of 2007)
OpenedDecember 1942 (1942-12)
Former nameWetumpka State Penitentiary
Managed byAlabama Department of Corrections
WardenDeidra Wright

The Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women is a prison for women of the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC), located in Wetumpka, Alabama. All female inmates entering ADOC are sent to the receiving unit in Tutwiler.[1] Tutwiler houses Alabama's female death row, which qualifies it for the "maximum security" classification.[2]

  1. ^ "Tutwiler Prison for Women Archived 2010-03-18 at the Wayback Machine." Alabama Department of Corrections. Retrieved on September 5, 2010.
  2. ^ "Annual Report Fiscal Year 2003". Alabama Department of Corrections. 45/84. Retrieved on August 15, 2010. "Tutwiler also has a death row".