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NC Correctional Institution for Women

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State correctional facility operated by the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction. Offender capacity: 1,776.

Background

North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women (NCCIW) is the primary North Carolina Department of Public Safety prison facility housing female inmates on a 30-acre (12 ha) campus in Raleigh, North Carolina, and serves as a support facility for the six other women's prisons throughout the state. The facility's inmate population, which is the largest in the state, consists of inmates from all custody levels and control statuses including death row, maximum security, close custody, medium security, minimum security, and safekeepers.

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Capacity

1,776

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1938

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

North Carolina Department of Adult Correction

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1938

Region

NC

Security level

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

1034 Bragg Street, Raleigh 27610

Conditions Risk Score

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Compared to other facilities in United States

3276 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 1776 · peers avg: 1421 (+25%)

Data completeness

60%

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