United States · NC · Spruce Pine
Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution
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State correctional facility operated by the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction. Offender capacity: 816.
Capacity
816
Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
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Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 30 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
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Region
NC
Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
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Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
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Compared to other facilities in United States
7436 peersData completeness
60%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- NC DAC â Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution
- NC DAC Prison Facilities
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- North Carolina Department of Adult Correction â Prison Facilities — State of North Carolina
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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World Prisons. (2026). Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution. Retrieved October 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/avery-mitchell-correctional-institute
"Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution." World Prisons. Accessed October 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/avery-mitchell-correctional-institute.
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