List of North Carolina state prisons

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This is a list of state prisons in the U.S. state of North Carolina: [1]

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In January 2015, the former five male divisions and one female division were consolidated into four regions, as listed below. [2] As of February 2015, North Carolina houses about 38,000 offenders in 56 correctional institutions. [3]

Central Region

NameCapacity
Columbus Correctional Institution 698
Davidson Correctional Center258
Forsyth Correctional Center248
Hoke Correctional Institution502
Lanesboro Correctional Institution 1,800
Lumberton Correctional Institution768
New Hanover Correctional Center384
Pender Correctional Center740
Piedmont Correctional Institution952
Randolph Correctional Center226
Richmond Correctional Institution801
Sampson Correctional Institution452
Scotland Correctional Institution 1,756
Southern Correctional Institution624
Tabor Correctional Institution 1,700

Coastal Region

NameCapacity
Bertie Correctional Institution 1,400
Carteret Correctional Center300
Craven Correctional Institution796
Eastern Correctional Institution429
Greene Correctional Institution616
Hyde Correctional Institution736
Maury Correctional Institution896
Odom Correctional Institution352
Pamlico Correctional Institution552
Pasquotank Correctional Institution 896
Roanoke River Correctional Institution 1,038
Tyrrell Prison Work Farm620

Mountain Region

NameCapacity
Albemarle Correctional Institution816
Alexander Correctional Institution 1,180
Avery Mitchell Correctional Institution816
Brown Creek Correctional Institution 1,204
Caldwell Correctional Center238
Catawba Correctional Center246
Craggy Correctional Center408
Foothills Correctional Institution858
Gaston Correctional Center242
Lincoln Correctional Center236
Marion Correctional Institution738
Mountain View Correctional Institution884
Rutherford Correctional Center236
Western Correctional Center for Women366
Wilkes Correctional Center262

Triangle Region

NameCapacity
Caswell Correctional Center460
Central Prison 1,104
Dan River Prison Work Farm640
Franklin Correctional Center452
Granville Correctional Institution904
Harnett Correctional Institution954
Johnston Correctional Institution612
Nash Correctional Institution [4] 512
Neuse Correctional Institution 816
North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women 1,288
Orange Correctional Center200
Sanford Correctional Center298
Wake Correctional Center414
Warren Correctional Institution809

Renamed Prisons

In 2021, five facilities were renamed because their previous names were explicitly associated with racism or slavery. The Roanoke River Correctional Institution was previously the Caledonia Correctional Institution, also known as the Caledonia State Prison Farm. The Western Correctional Center for Women was previously the Swannanoa Correctional Center for Women. The Granville Correctional Institution was previously the Polk Correctional Institution. The Richmond Correctional Institution was previously the Morrison Correction Institution. The DART Center in Goldsboro was previously the DART Cherry Facility. [5]

Closed Prisons

The following North Carolina state prisons have been closed or consolidated into other facilities. [6]

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References

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  2. "NCDPS - Prisons by Region". www.ncdps.gov. Archived from the original on 2012-09-18.
  3. "NCDPS -". North Carolina Department of Public Safety. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  4. "Nash News Archives". Prison Journalism Project.
  5. "North Carolina prisons rename locales over racist histories".
  6. "NCDPS - Closed Prisons". www.ncdps.gov. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22.