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Fairbanks Correctional Center
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Fairbanks Correctional Center is a state prison located in Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska. Rated capacity: 258. Reported population: 230. Security level: Close. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Capacity
258
Current population
230
Occupancy
89%
Year opened
—
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Alaska Department of CorrectionsPopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
—
Region
Alaska
Security level
Close
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
A man held at Fairbanks Correctional Center for two years without a trial had his drug charges thrown out after asserting his attorney waived his speedy trial rights violation without his consent.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 0/30
- Oversight reports
- 1/30
- Structural flags
- 5/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · 1 oversight report in the last 5 years
- · Substantial documented known-issues record
This facility scores 6. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 4 points above national average.
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Compared to other facilities in United States
7436 peersReports
- propublica7 Jan 2025
n appeal. In the Defendant’s Favor Although the Hurley case ended in a conviction, delays have worked to the defendants’ advantage in other Alaska criminal cases. A man held at Fairbanks Correctional Center for two years without a trial had his drug charges thrown out after asserting his attorney waived his speedy trial rights violation without his consent. And since October, at least 10 pretrial
Data 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
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries — US Department of Homeland Security â HIFLD Open Data
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- USGS National Map structures — U.S. Geological Survey
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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World Prisons. (2026). Fairbanks Correctional Center. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fairbanks-correctional-center
"Fairbanks Correctional Center." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fairbanks-correctional-center.
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