Groundbreaking for Alabama's first all-female federal prison
Fri, 04/10/2009 - 09:22 — vikki
Groundbreaking for Alabama's first all-female federal prison
A groundbreaking ceremony was held Wednesday for the state's first all-female federal prison. The prison will be built on 120 acres in Pickens County near Aliceville. It will house 1,300 medium security inmates and have 350 employees at a price tag of $185 million dollars. It will open in 2011.