World Prisons

Prisons

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Waiawa Correctional Facility

United States · Waipahu

Minimum

Type

State prison

Capacity

334

Held

238

Under capacity (71%)Low

Wainwright

United States · Lovelady

Maximum

Type

State prison

Capacity

2,464

Held

—

Wake Correctional Center

United States · Raleigh

Minimum

Type

State prison

Capacity

414

Held

407

Under capacity (98%)

Wake County Detention Annex

United States · Raleigh

Type

County jail

Capacity

400

Held

—

Wake County Detention Center

United States · Raleigh

Maximum

Type

County jail

Capacity

—

Held

—

Wake Regional Juvenile Detention Center

United States · Raleigh

Juvenile

Type

State prison

Capacity

24

Held

—

Wakulla Correctional Institution

United States · Crawfordville

Close

Type

State prison

Capacity

1,397

Held

1,440

Overcrowded (103%)

Wakulla Correctional Institution Annex

United States · Crawfordville

Close

Type

State prison

Capacity

1,532

Held

1,071

Under capacity (70%)Low

Wakulla County Detention Facility

United States · Crawfordville

Maximum

Type

County jail

Capacity

350

Held

147

Under capacity (42%)Low

Wakulla County Jail

United States

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Wakulla Work Camp

United States · Crawfordville

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

415

Waldo County Holding Facility

United States · Belfast

Minimum

Type

County jail

Capacity

32

Held

3

Under capacity (9%)Low

Waldo County Jail

United States · Belfast

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Waldo Street Police Station

United States

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Walker County Jail

United States · Jasper

Maximum

Type

County jail

Capacity

250

Held

186

Under capacity (74%)

Walker County Jail / Sheriff

United States · Lafayette

Type

County jail

Capacity

—

Held

200

Walker State Prison

United States · Rock Spring

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

444

Held

406

Under capacity (91%)

Wallace County Jail

United States · Sharon Springs

Type

County jail

Capacity

—

Held

—

Wallace/San Angelo Work Camp

United States · Colorado City

High

Type

State prison

Capacity

1,132

Held

—

Wallace/San Angelo Work Camp Unit

United States

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Wallace Unit

United States · Colorado City

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

1,448

Held

1,121

Under capacity (77%)Low

Walla Walla County Jail

United States · Walla Walla

Type

County jail

Capacity

80

Held

65

Under capacity (81%)

Walla Walla County Juvenile Justice Center

United States · Walla Walla

Juvenile

Type

County jail

Capacity

—

Held

—

Wallens Ridge State Prison

United States · Big Stone Gap

Maximum

Type

Maximum Security

Capacity

1,200

Held

1,062

Under capacity (89%)

Waller County Jail

United States · Hempstead

Type

County jail

Capacity

110

Held

75

Under capacity (68%)Low

Wallkill Correctional Facility

United States · Wallkill

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

608

Held

550

Under capacity (90%)

Walnut Grove Correctional Facility

United States

Type

—

Capacity

321

Held

—

Walnut Street Jail

United States

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Walsh County Sheriff'S Department

United States · Grafton

Medium

Type

County jail

Capacity

—

Held

—

Walter J Leinberger Memorial Center

United States · Woodland

Minimum

Type

County jail

Capacity

—

Held

114