What's in the ADOC Inmate Handbook: A Family’s Guide (How It Applies to Frank Lee)

In Alabama prisons, your loved one follows two sets of rules at once: the ADOC system-wide rules in the male inmate handbook, plus the specific rules at his assigned institution. The handbook covers baseline expectations across ADOC. That includes how reception and classification work, what day-to-day "institutional living" means (things like property and clothing), and what happens when someone breaks the rules (conduct reports, disciplinary procedures, segregation reviews). It also explains programs and services inmates may access while incarcerated, though the details can look different at each facility.

Key Handbook Sections

• ✓ Visitation: Who can visit, what the process looks like, and what can get a visit denied.
• ✓ Correspondence / Inmate Telephone System: What mail is allowed and how phone access typically works.
• ✓ Incentive and Footwear Packages: When packages are permitted and what types of items are covered.
• ✓ Prevention of Sexual Violence: Safety expectations and reporting options.
• ✓ Inmate Banking / Canteen: How money gets into an account and how inmates use funds for commissary (canteen).

For most families, the "Inmate Banking / Canteen" section is where the handbook turns into real-life logistics. ADOC accepts online deposits through Access Secure Deposits (Access Corrections), and you can deposit by phone at (866) 345-1884. Prefer cash? ADOC also accepts cash deposits at more than 800 statewide locations through CashPayToday, including stores like Dollar General and Family Dollar.

Use the handbook as your system-level map, then turn to Frank Lee-specific information for anything tied to scheduling, local procedures, or what the facility actually allows. This matters most for the topics families care about: visitation logistics, phone and mail routines, and what's permitted in packages. The handbook tells you what ADOC expects statewide. The facility's own rules fill in the day-to-day details.

Trying to confirm you have the right facility? Frank Lee Community Based Facility / Community Work Center is a male inmate facility in Elmore County. The street address is 5305 Ingram Road, Deatsville, AL 36022, and the main phone number is (334) 290-3200. The reported inmate population is 290.

Programs are another area where facility-level details matter. Frank Lee is classified as a minimum custody facility. Inmates there can perform roadside and grass-cutting duties for surrounding cities and county municipalities. The facility also offers work release and community service opportunities that can allow inmates to secure employment with businesses in surrounding communities.

1. Call the facility with schedule or local-rule questions. Use Frank Lee’s main line at (334) 290-3200 when you need clarification on institution-specific procedures.
2. Have your loved one confirm what orientation materials say. Once he is settled, ask what local rules were given during orientation and whether anything differs from the statewide handbook.
3. Use the correct address when something must be sent by mail. If the handbook and facility rules allow it, use 5305 Ingram Road, Deatsville, AL 36022 as the Frank Lee street address.