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Central Prison

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Verified 29 May 2026
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Background

Central Prison is a prison operated by the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction in Raleigh, North Carolina. The prison, west of Downtown Raleigh, is on 29 acres (12 ha) of land and is bounded by a double wire fence with a razor ribbon on top.

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Year opened

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Facility profile

Operator

North Carolina Department of Adult Correction

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

Region

NC

Security level

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

1300 Western Boulevard, Raleigh 27606

Conditions Risk Score

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Data completeness

38%

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