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North Carolina Correctional Institution For Women

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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.

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

1,646

Occupancy

93%

Year opened

1938

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1938

Region

North Carolina

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

No major issues documented in our database.

Notable inmates

  • Blanche Taylor Moore
    Blanche Taylor Moore
    1933 · prostitute

    Blanche Taylor Moore (née Kiser; born February 17, 1933) is an American convicted murderer and a possible serial killer from Alamance County, North Carolina.

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Contact & address

1034 Bragg St, Raleigh 27610
(919) 733-4340
Official site

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

0/100
Low concern0/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

This facility scores 0. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 2 points below national average.

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Occupancythis: 93% · peers avg: 93% (0%)
Capacity (beds)this: 1776 · peers avg: 547 (+225%)

Data completeness

74%

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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-north-carolina-correctional,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {North Carolina Correctional Institution For Women},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/north-carolina-correctional-institution-for-women},
  urldate = {2026-10-27}
}