Altona Correctional Facility

Superintendent: Stanley Barton

Altona Correctional Facility is a medium security level facility for males.

Every facility has a variety of programs to help incarcerated individuals, which can include: 

• Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment Programs
• Anger Management Programs
• Educational/Vocational Programs
• Family Development Programs
• Guidance and Counseling Services
• Library and Law Library Services 
• Recreational Programs
• Religious Services
• Sex Offender Treatment Programs
• Temporary Release Programs
• Trauma Programs
• Transitional Services Programs
• Veterans Services
• Volunteer Services and Programs

Learn more about our facility programs

Visitation information effective 01/02/2024

Driving Directions

Visiting Days: Weekends and Holidays

Visiting Hours: 8:00AM to 2:30PM (Latest arrival time 1:30PM)

Visitation Schedule:  All incarcerated individuals may receive visits on both weekend days and holidays.

2025 Visitation Schedule 

Maximum Number of Visits per Day: Unlimited

Maximum Number of Visitors per Visit:  Three (3) visitors and one (1) child under the age of five (5) will be allowed per visit. The child must sit on an adult’s lap.

Visiting Room Overcrowding Policy:  In the event that space considerations require termination of visits, the following procedure will be followed:

1. Request for volunteers to end their visit.
2. If no volunteers or space requirements still exist, local visits (visitors within 100 miles of facility) will be terminated after 3 hours of visitation on a first in, first out basis.
3. If space requirements continue to exist, visits of incarcerated individuals whose family or friends traveled over 100 miles will be terminated after 3 hours of visitation on a first in, first out basis. 

For additional visitation information, please visit the DOCCS Visitors Page