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Chatham Youth Development Center

State prisonJuvenilejuvenile-mixedOvercrowded (191%)ModerateHigh
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Chatham Youth Development Center is a state prison located in Chatham County, North Carolina. Rated capacity: 32. Reported population: 61. Security level: Juvenile. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Capacity

32

Current population

61

Occupancy

191%

Year opened

—

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

juvenile-mixed

Opened

—

Region

North Carolina

Security level

Juvenile

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

560 Progress Blvd., Siler City 27344
(919) 742-6220
Official site

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

22/100
Moderate concern22/100
Overcrowding
22/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Severely overcrowded at 191% of capacity

This facility scores 22. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 20 points above national average.

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 22/100 · peers avg: 2/100 (+853%)

Higher risk than 96% of peer facilities in United States.

Occupancythis: 191% · peers avg: 93% (+105%)
Capacity (beds)this: 32 · peers avg: 547 (94%)

Data completeness

74%

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World Prisons. (2026). Chatham Youth Development Center. Retrieved October 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/chatham-youth-development-center
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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-chatham-youth-development-c,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Chatham Youth Development Center},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/chatham-youth-development-center},
  urldate = {2026-10-21}
}