Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women
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. Tutwiler houses Alabama's female death row, which qualifies it for the "maximum security" classification.
The front entrance of Julia Tutwiler Prison is located along U.S. Highway 231 in Wetumpka, Alabama. | |
| Location | Wetumpka, Alabama |
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| Coordinates | 32°33′50″N 86°11′37″W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Maximum |
| Capacity | 702 |
| Population | 985 (as of 2007) |
| Opened | December 1942 |
| Former name | Wetumpka State Penitentiary |
| Managed by | Alabama Department of Corrections |
| Warden | Deidra Wright |
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