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This is a list of state prisons in the U.S. state of North Carolina: [1] In January 2015, the former five male divisions and one female division were consolidated into four regions, as listed below. [2] As of February 2015, North Carolina houses about 38,000 offenders in 56 correctional institutions. [3]
All prison facilities for state inmates are operated and controlled by the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, Division of Institutions. From 1998 through 2000, the state had contracted with Corrections Corporation of America , which owned and operated Pamlico Correctional Institution in Bayboro, and the Mountain View Correctional ...
The incarceration numbers for the states in the chart below are for sentenced and unsentenced inmates in adult facilities in local jails and state prisons. Numbers for federal prisons are in the Federal line. Asterisk (*) indicates "Incarceration in STATE" or "Crime in STATE" links. Correctional supervision numbers for Dec 31, 2018.
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services reported 46 “in custody” inmate deaths in the jails for 2023, based on reports submitted by county sheriffs as required by law.
Inmate deaths in North Carolina jails have climbed year after year since 2016. In 2021, 67 inmates died in jails or in hospitals after becoming infirm in jail. That’s a 40 percent increase from ...
Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina, including several prisons, causing inmates to be transferred to other facilities. NC advocates call for release of hundreds of inmates after ...
Due to a backlog in counties jails and crowding in other North Carolina state prisons, [2] the state of North Carolina began construction on Tabor Correctional Institution (TCI) in May 2006 and was completed in April 2008. [3] Backlog refers to the housing of inmates in county jails as the prison system has insufficient space to house the inmates.
A number of states collect some form of death data from all their jails. In others, the reporting process is far from comprehensive. Some, like Texas, collect information from counties but not from municipalities. Others, like Louisiana, only track deaths of inmates in state custody — a tiny fraction of the jail population.