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Address: 1300 Western Boulevard, Raleigh, NC 27606. Phone: 919-733-0800. County: Wake. Offender capacity: 1104. Facility type: Male - Close, Medium and Minimum Custody.
919-715-2645. View Official Website. Central Prison is for State Prison offenders sentenced anywhere from one year to life by the State Court in the county where the charges were filed. All prisons and jails have Security or Custody levels depending on the inmate’s classification, sentence, and criminal history.
Central Prison is a prison operated by the North Carolina Department of Public Safety in Raleigh, North Carolina. The prison, west of Downtown Raleigh, is on 29 acres (12 ha) of land and is bounded by a double wire fence with a razor ribbon on top.
Central Prison is located in Raleigh North Carolina. It is a close custody facility, which is the highest custody level of North Carolina prisons. Close custody means inmates are closely watched, have high restrictions in their movement, and are under constant armed supervision.
Visitors should call the prison the day before a scheduled visit to confirm the facility's visitation status. Also, video visitation now is available at most but not all prisons, so family and friends may be able to do a virtual visit if they prefer.
Ground was broken on the imposing stone fortress known as Central Prison in Raleigh 150 years ago as convicts wielded shovels and chipped granite blocks from a nearby quarry to build its 30-foot walls. It took 14 years to finish the job started on Jan. 6, 1870.
Raleigh’s Central Prison opened in 1884 to house a growing inmate population that overwhelmed the county jail systems. Inmate labor built the penitentiary, and one of the head architects of the $1.25 million Gothic-style complex was W. O. Wolfe, author Thomas Wolfe’s father.
Central Prison 1300 Western Boulevard Raleigh, North Carolina 27606 (919) 733-0800. Central Prison, completed in December 1884 for $1.25 million, was the first prison built in North Carolina. Over the years, the prison has seen many additions and renovations.
Central Prison in Raleigh has played a significant role in the North Carolina criminal justice system since the nineteenth century. It was established in 1884, after the North Carolina Constitution of 1868 mandated the creation of a state prison to address concerns about inconsistent and cruel punishment and mounting costs at county jails.
Central Prison, completed in December 1884 for $1.25 million, was the first prison built in North Carolina. It took inmates 14 years to construct the original castle-like structure, built with granite quarried just outside the prison's east wall.