World Prisons

All operators

North Carolina Department of Corrections

state agency

71 facilities in United States.

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Facilities map (71 of 71 with coordinates)

Albemarle Correctional Institution

United States · New London

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

816

Held

624

Under capacity (76%)

Alexander Correctional Institution

United States · Taylorsville

Close

Type

State prison

Capacity

1,180

Held

1,180

Overcrowded (100%)

Alexander Regional Juvenile Detention Center

United States · Taylorsville

Juvenile

Type

State prison

Capacity

24

Held

—

Anson Ci - Female

United States · Polkton

Close

Type

State prison

Capacity

1,850

Held

1,000

Under capacity (54%)Low

Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution

United States · Spruce Pine

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

816

Held

816

Overcrowded (100%)Low

Bertie Correctional Institution

United States · Windsor

Close

Type

State prison

Capacity

1,504

Held

1,504

Overcrowded (100%)

Burke Crv Center

United States · Morganton

Minimum

Type

State prison

Capacity

248

Held

155

Under capacity (63%)Low

Cabarrus Regional Juvenile Detention Center

United States · Concord

Juvenile

Type

State prison

Capacity

30

Held

—

Caldwell Correctional Center

United States · Lenoir

Minimum

Type

State prison

Capacity

238

Held

238

Overcrowded (100%)

Caledonia Correctional Institution

United States · Tillery

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

1,038

Held

1,038

Overcrowded (100%)Low

Caledonia Correctional Institution - Minimum

United States · Tillery

Minimum

Type

State prison

Capacity

1,038

Held

—

Carteret Correctional Center

United States · Newport

Minimum

Type

State prison

Capacity

300

Held

300

Overcrowded (100%)

Caswell Correctional Center

United States · Blanch

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

460

Held

460

Overcrowded (100%)

Catawba Correctional Center

United States · Newton

Minimum

Type

State prison

Capacity

246

Held

246

Overcrowded (100%)

Central Prison

United States · Raleigh

Close

Type

State prison

Capacity

752

Held

1,104

Overcrowded (147%)

Central Regional Hospital

United States · Butner

Type

State prison

Capacity

76

Held

—

Chatham Youth Development Center

United States · Siler City

Juvenile

Type

State prison

Capacity

32

Held

61

Overcrowded (191%)Moderate

Columbus Correctional Institution

United States · Whiteville

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

698

Held

584

Under capacity (84%)

Craggy Correctional Center

United States · Asheville

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

408

Held

594

Overcrowded (146%)

Craven Correctional Institution

United States · Vanceboro

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

850

Held

850

Overcrowded (100%)

Cumberland Regional Juvenile Detention Center

United States · Fayetteville

Juvenile

Type

State prison

Capacity

18

Held

—

Dan River Prison Work Farm

United States · Blanch

Minimum

Type

State prison

Capacity

640

Held

614

Under capacity (96%)Low

Davidson Correctional Center

United States · Lexington

Minimum

Type

State prison

Capacity

258

Held

258

Overcrowded (100%)

Eastern Correctional Institution

United States · Maury

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

429

Held

466

Overcrowded (109%)

Edgecombe Youth Development Center

United States · Rocky Mount

Juvenile

Type

State prison

Capacity

44

Held

67

Overcrowded (152%)Moderate

Foothills Correctional Institution

United States · Morganton

Close

Type

State prison

Capacity

858

Held

858

Overcrowded (100%)

Forsyth Correctional Center

United States · Winston-Salem

Minimum

Type

State prison

Capacity

248

Held

248

Overcrowded (100%)

Franklin Correctional Center

United States · Bunn

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

452

Held

452

Overcrowded (100%)

Gaston Correctional Center

United States · Dallas

Minimum

Type

State prison

Capacity

242

Held

242

Overcrowded (100%)

Greene Correctional Institution

United States · Maury

Minimum

Type

State prison

Capacity

616

Held

616

Overcrowded (100%)

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). North Carolina Department of Corrections — operator profile. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/operators/north-carolina-department-of-corrections
Chicago
"North Carolina Department of Corrections — operator profile." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/operators/north-carolina-department-of-corrections.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-operator-north-carolina-dep,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {North Carolina Department of Corrections — operator profile},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/operators/north-carolina-department-of-corrections},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}