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North Carolina Correctional Institution For Women is a state prison located in Wake County, North Carolina. Rated capacity: 1,776. Reported population: 1,646. Security level: Close. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
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
1,646
Occupancy
93%
Year opened
1938
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1938
Region
North Carolina
Security level
Close
Death-row facility
No
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Blanche Taylor Moore (née Kiser; born February 17, 1933) is an American convicted murderer and a possible serial killer from Alamance County, North Carolina.
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World Prisons. (2026). North Carolina Correctional Institution For Women. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/north-carolina-correctional-institution-for-women
"North Carolina Correctional Institution For Women." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/north-carolina-correctional-institution-for-women.
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title = {North Carolina Correctional Institution For Women},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/north-carolina-correctional-institution-for-women},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
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