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Columbus Correctional Institution
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Columbus Correctional Institution is a state prison located in Columbus County, North Carolina. Rated capacity: 698. Reported population: 584. Security level: Medium. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Background
The Columbus Correctional Institution (also CCI or CCDC) is a medium security prison for adult males, near Brunswick, North Carolina. The prison's original dormitory block, built during the late 1930s, is still in use. During the 1970s inmates under the supervision of correction engineers built a recreation area including a 28 cell unit to house inmates who had been placed under administrative and/or disciplinary segregation. The facility offers adult education and GED preparation classes. Inmates may take courses on substance abuse.
Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.
Capacity
698
Current population
584
Occupancy
84%
Year opened
—
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
—
Region
North Carolina
Security level
Medium
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
- Overcrowding
- 0/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 0/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
This facility scores 0. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 2 points below national average.
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Compared to other facilities in United States
7436 peersData completeness
74%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries
- HIFLD dataset query
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries — US Department of Homeland Security â HIFLD Open Data
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- North Carolina Department of Adult Correction â Prison Facilities — State of North Carolina
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- USGS National Map structures — U.S. Geological Survey
- Wikidata (Q17182539)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Columbus Correctional Institution. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/columbus-correctional-institution
"Columbus Correctional Institution." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/columbus-correctional-institution.
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