This is a list of state prisons in the U.S. state of North Carolina: [1]
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]
Name | Capacity |
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Columbus Correctional Institution | 698 |
Davidson Correctional Center | 258 |
Forsyth Correctional Center | 248 |
Hoke Correctional Institution | 502 |
Lanesboro Correctional Institution | 1,800 |
Lumberton Correctional Institution | 768 |
New Hanover Correctional Center | 384 |
Pender Correctional Center | 740 |
Piedmont Correctional Institution | 952 |
Randolph Correctional Center | 226 |
Richmond Correctional Institution | 801 |
Sampson Correctional Institution | 452 |
Scotland Correctional Institution | 1,756 |
Southern Correctional Institution | 624 |
Tabor Correctional Institution | 1,700 |
Name | Capacity |
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Bertie Correctional Institution | 1,400 |
Carteret Correctional Center | 300 |
Craven Correctional Institution | 796 |
Eastern Correctional Institution | 429 |
Greene Correctional Institution | 616 |
Hyde Correctional Institution | 736 |
Maury Correctional Institution | 896 |
Odom Correctional Institution | 352 |
Pamlico Correctional Institution | 552 |
Pasquotank Correctional Institution | 896 |
Roanoke River Correctional Institution | 1,038 |
Tyrrell Prison Work Farm | 620 |
Name | Capacity |
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Albemarle Correctional Institution | 816 |
Alexander Correctional Institution | 1,180 |
Avery Mitchell Correctional Institution | 816 |
Brown Creek Correctional Institution | 1,204 |
Caldwell Correctional Center | 238 |
Catawba Correctional Center | 246 |
Craggy Correctional Center | 408 |
Foothills Correctional Institution | 858 |
Gaston Correctional Center | 242 |
Lincoln Correctional Center | 236 |
Marion Correctional Institution | 738 |
Mountain View Correctional Institution | 884 |
Rutherford Correctional Center | 236 |
Western Correctional Center for Women | 366 |
Wilkes Correctional Center | 262 |
Name | Capacity |
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Caswell Correctional Center | 460 |
Central Prison | 1,104 |
Dan River Prison Work Farm | 640 |
Franklin Correctional Center | 452 |
Granville Correctional Institution | 904 |
Harnett Correctional Institution | 954 |
Johnston Correctional Institution | 612 |
Nash Correctional Institution [4] | 512 |
Neuse Correctional Institution | 816 |
North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women | 1,288 |
Orange Correctional Center | 200 |
Sanford Correctional Center | 298 |
Wake Correctional Center | 414 |
Warren Correctional Institution | 809 |
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]
The following North Carolina state prisons have been closed or consolidated into other facilities. [6]
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