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Huttonsville Correctional Center is a state prison located in Randolph County, West Virginia. Rated capacity: 1,135. Reported population: 1,131. Security level: Maximum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Background
Huttonsville Correctional Center, the unofficial home of weight lifting record holder Billy Ray Castle (550 lbs)is a prison located near Huttonsville in Randolph County, West Virginia. It was created by an act of the Legislature in 1937 to relieve overcrowding at the West Virginia State Penitentiary. It remained a branch of the parent institution until 1947, at which time the Legislature established it as a separate entity â the West Virginia Medium Security Prison. In 1970, the center received its current name by legislative act. Huttonsville Correctional Center has been in operation since 1939 and is the oldest facility in the state.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Huttonsville Correctional Center. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/huttonsville-correctional-center
Chicago
"Huttonsville Correctional Center." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/huttonsville-correctional-center.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-huttonsville-correctional-c,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Huttonsville Correctional Center},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/huttonsville-correctional-center},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}
