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Pender Correctional Institution

State prisonMediumUnder capacity (97%)LowHigh
Verified 2 Jun 2026
Fresh · 29d ago

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Pender Correctional Institution is a state prison located in Pender County, North Carolina. Rated capacity: 768. Reported population: 747. Security level: Medium. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Capacity

768

Current population

747

Occupancy

97%

Year opened

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

North Carolina Department of Corrections

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

Region

North Carolina

Security level

Medium

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

  • Lisa Biron
    1969 · lawyer

    Lisa A.

  • Leslie Ibsen Rogge
    Leslie Ibsen Rogge
    1940 · prisoner

    Leslie Isben Rogge (born March 8, 1940) is an American bank robber who was the first on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list to be apprehended due to the internet.

  • Aldrich Ames
    Aldrich Ames
    1941–2026 · spy

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Contact & address

906 Penderlea Hwy, Burgaw 28425

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

Compared to other facilities in United States

7324 peers
Occupancythis: 97% · peers avg: 93% (+4%)
Capacity (beds)this: 768 · peers avg: 559 (+37%)

Data completeness

74%

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