There are 205 Jails & Prisons in Alabama, serving a population of 4,850,771 people in an area of 50,633 square miles. There is 1 Jail & Prison per 23,662 people, and 1 Jail & Prison per 246 square miles.
The state of Alabama is ranked 21st in Jails & Prisons per capita, and 25th in Jails & Prisons per square mile.