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Huttonsville Correctional Center

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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 – 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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Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1939

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

West Virginia Division of Corrections

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1939

Region

WV

Security level

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Visiting

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Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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Known issues

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Contact & address

US-250, Huttonsville 26273

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