| Opened: |
1997 |
| Warden: |
Cheryl Price |
| Phone: |
(205) 926-5252 |
| Mailing Address: |
565 Bibb Lane
Brent, AL 35034 |
| Street Address: |
565 Bibb Lane
Brent, AL 35034 |
| Capacity: |
1896 |
Bibb County Correctional Facility is
located within the city limits of Brent, Alabama, on approximately 250
acres of rural wetlands.
Plans
for Bibb originated during July 1991 of the Governor Guy
Hunt-Commissioner Morris Thigpen administrative tenure, and
construction began and progressed during the 1993-1994 Governor Jim
Folsom-Commissioner Tommy Herring administration. In 1995, construction
was halted during the early part of Governor Fob James-Commissioner Ron
Jones administration and resumed under Commissioner Joe Hopper. In July
1997, inmates from the State Cattle Ranch and Elmore Correctional
Facility were being transported daily to assist the contractors in the
construction of the facility. On May 28, 1998, 75 minimum custody
inmates were transferred to the facility and another 75 inmates the
next day. During July 1998, another 150 inmates were transferred to the
facility, and these 300 inmates helped complete the final construction
and prepared the facility's official opening in October 1998. In
October 1998, 600 medium and minimum custody inmates were received at
the facility. On December 4, 2000, the facility began receiving
additional inmates, receiving as many as 100 inmates a day. Reception
of inmates continued until the facility was filled to capacity housing
a total of 1824.
The primary
objective at Bibb is to provide offenders with educational, substance
abuse treatment and various self-improvement programs to enhance their
productive return to society. Bibb County Correctional Facility also
provides a total-care medical infirmary with complete dental care,
emergency room, and diagnostic services through a private medical
contractor.