Perry County PREP Center Overview
The Perry County PREP Center is operated by the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles at 4805 U.S. Highway 80, Uniontown, AL 36786. The public phone number listed by ABPP is (334) 690-1300. The full program name from ABPP's opening materials is the Perry County Probation and Parole Reentry Education Program Center.
The important distinction is custody type. PREP is a residential reentry and sanction program for male probationers and parolees. It is not the James Hood Detention Facility, not the Perry County jail, and not a regular Alabama Department of Corrections prison where sentenced prisoners are assigned to general population. PREP participants are justice-involved people receiving sanctions, treatment, education, and reentry support through ABPP and program partners.
Lookup boundary: Do not use the Perry County iSOMS jail roster to look for PREP participants. Use ABPP, the PREP Center, or the supervising officer. Use ADOC only if the person is separately in ADOC custody.
Perry County PREP Center Capacity and Population
ABPP says the PREP Center serves up to 250 male participants throughout the year. ABPP's opening release also says the Uniontown building was originally designed for approximately 700 people before being used for this reentry and sanction program. Those figures describe PREP program capacity and building background, not the Perry County jail inmate population.
In an April 2025 graduation release, ABPP reported that a class of nearly 50 PREP graduates was recognized, that total graduates were well over 300 since opening, and that 0% of participants had returned to incarceration at that time. That is an agency-reported program outcome and should be read as ABPP's own statement, not as an independent audit or a guarantee about any individual participant.
How to Check Status at Perry County PREP Center
PREP status is tied to probation or parole supervision, residential sanctions, and reentry programming. The correct first contacts are the PREP Center, ABPP, and the supervising probation or parole officer. Perry County's iSOMS jail roster is for sheriff jail custody and may show pretrial or short-sentence county inmates, not PREP participants.
- Call the PREP Center at (334) 690-1300 or use the ABPP location page to confirm the right contact path.
- If you know the supervising officer or ABPP office, ask that supervision contact about program status, approved communication, and any release or transfer process.
- Use the ADOC inmate search only when there is reason to believe the person is separately incarcerated in ADOC custody.
- For a Perry County arrest or pretrial jail booking, use the sheriff's iSOMS roster and James Hood Detention Facility phone line instead.
The official PREP location screenshot in the manifest comes from the ABPP PREP Center location page.
The ABPP location page is the better starting point for PREP because it identifies the program operator, address, and main phone without blending PREP participants into the Perry County jail roster.
Perry County PREP Center Address and Contact
The PREP Center is located near Uniontown on U.S. Highway 80, separate from the Marion jail and courthouse area. The address and phone below come from the official ABPP location page. Call before traveling because public family visitation hours and participant mail rules were not published in the research.
Perry County PREP Center
4805 U.S. Highway 80
Uniontown, AL 36786
(334) 690-1300
ABPP residential reentry and sanction center for male probationers and parolees.
Operator
Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles
Program partners include ADMH, ACCS, and J.F. Ingram State Technical College.
Use supervision channels for participant-status questions.
Visiting Someone at Perry County PREP Center
No public family visitation schedule for the Perry County PREP Center was located in the research. Because PREP is a structured residential program rather than a standard county jail, participant contact rules may depend on ABPP program status, sanctions, supervision conditions, treatment schedules, and facility procedures. Families should call PREP or work through the supervising officer before traveling to Uniontown.
| Contact Type | Public Schedule Located? | How to Verify |
|---|---|---|
| Family or personal visit | No public schedule located | Call PREP at (334) 690-1300 before travel. |
| Program or supervision contact | Participant-specific | Use the supervising officer or ABPP direction. |
| Attorney or legal contact | No PREP-specific public schedule located | Confirm through PREP, ABPP, or counsel. |
| ADOC prison visit | Not a PREP rule | Use ADOC only if the person is in ADOC custody. |
If a visit is approved, expect identification and screening. Do not bring property, medication, documents, tools, phones, tobacco, or money for a participant unless PREP staff has specifically instructed you how to deliver it.
Mail, Phone, and Money at Perry County PREP Center
The ABPP location page gives the street address and main phone, but the research did not locate a public PREP participant mail format, phone vendor, video vendor, commissary vendor, or money-deposit fee schedule. That gap matters because PREP is not the county jail and not a regular ADOC prison. A county jail commissary website, Perry County iSOMS, or an ADOC prison money rule may not apply to a PREP participant.
| Service | Documented Detail | What to Confirm |
|---|---|---|
| Public location address is 4805 U.S. Highway 80, Uniontown, AL 36786 | Ask PREP for participant mail format, ID requirements, and allowed items. | |
| Phone or messages | No public vendor located | Ask whether contact is program-approved, supervised, scheduled, or restricted. |
| Money or commissary | No public PREP vendor or fee schedule located | Do not use a jail deposit vendor unless PREP confirms it applies. |
| Records or supervision status | ABPP and supervising officer are the relevant channels | Ask what can be released to family, counsel, or the participant. |
Program Intake at Perry County PREP Center
PREP intake is not a street-arrest booking process. ABPP describes the center as an incarceration-diversion and sanction-response option that lets justice-involved participants receive services and address barriers to reintegration. Participants are male probationers and parolees, and their placement is tied to supervision and program needs rather than a county jail arrest roster.
ABPP's opening release says treatment services include certified substance-abuse and mental-health treatment through the Alabama Department of Mental Health. The treatment coordinator performs evidence-based ADMH-certified assessments, and listed options include outpatient drug treatment, intensive outpatient drug treatment, referrals for inpatient drug treatment, mental-health assistance, individual counseling, and aftercare planning.
Education, Treatment, and Reentry Programs
The strongest Perry-specific program material in the research concerns PREP. ABPP says the center encourages incarceration diversion as a sanction response and helps participants resolve barriers to successful reintegration. Education and employment-readiness services come through the Alabama Community College System and J.F. Ingram State Technical College. Participants can receive TABE education assessment, adult education hours toward a GED when needed, technical-program assessment, Work Ready services, and job-placement support.
Programs named in ABPP and partner material include barbering, building construction, HVAC, plumbing, flooring, CDL, GED support, and welding-bay expansion. The exact available class list can change, so participants and families should confirm current offerings with PREP staff or the supervising officer.
ABPP's opening release for the program is documented in the image manifest from the Perry County PREP rehabilitation center opening announcement.
The opening announcement is useful because it explains why the Uniontown facility belongs in a custody-related facility map while still remaining separate from county jail and ADOC prison lookup workflows.
About Perry County PREP Center
ABPP says the Perry County PREP Center opened in April 2022 at the former correctional-center site near Uniontown. Priority service areas named in the opening release include Clarke, Dallas, Greene, Marengo, Monroe, Perry, Sumter, and Washington counties, with services potentially available to surrounding counties as the program expands. The center gives Perry County a state reentry footprint even though no standard ADOC general-population prison facility was found physically in the county.
The center's role can be confusing because it is residential and located at a former correctional-center property. The practical rule is simple: use Perry iSOMS for Perry County jail custody, use ADOC for sentenced state prisoners after transfer to ADOC custody, and use ABPP/PREP/supervising-officer channels for PREP participants. VINELink may be useful for custody or release notification when a person or facility is covered, but it is not a substitute for PREP staff verification.
No verified Perry County, Alabama sheriff or Marion/Uniontown police app with an inmate roster or warrant lookup was located during research; PREP participant questions should go through ABPP, PREP, and supervision contacts.
Before acting: Confirm participant status, approved contact, mail, money, and visit rules with PREP or ABPP before traveling or sending anything.