Help End Prison Gerrymandering Prison gerrymandering funnels political power away from urban communities to legislators who have prisons in their (often white, rural) districts. More than two decades ago, the Prison Policy Initiative put numbers on the problem and sparked the movement to end prison gerrymandering.

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—Peter Wagner, Executive DirectorDonate

North Carolina correctional populations of Census 2010 vintage

We recommend using these addresses only for guidance in identifying prison populations in the Census data and warn against assuming that the prisons were in fact counted at that particular location.

Facility Name Prisoners Type Address City Zip County Survey Date
Alamance County Jail 343 Local 109 South Maple Street Graham 27253 3/31/2006
Albemarle Correctional Institution 847 State P.O. Box 458 Badin 28009 Stanly County 12/30/2005
Albemarle District Regional Jail 129 Local 320 South Hughes Blvd Elizabeth City 27907 3/31/2006
Alexander Correctional Institution 982 State P.O. Box 909 Taylorsville 28681 Alexander County 12/30/2005
Alexander County Jail 42 Local 100 1st Street, S.W. Taylorsville 28681 3/31/2006
Alleghany County Jail 22 Local 40 Alleghany Street Sparta 28675 3/31/2006
Anson Correctional Center 299 State Rt 1 Box 160C Polkton 28135 Anson County 12/30/2005
Anson County Jail 59 Local 119 North Washington Street Wadesboro 28170 3/31/2006
Ashe County Jail 27 Local 205 Academy Street Jefferson 28640 3/31/2006
Avery County Jail 16 Local 300 Schultz Circle Newland 28657 3/31/2006
Avery Mitchell Correctional Institution 843 State P.O. Box 608 Spruce Pine 28777 Mitchell County 12/30/2005
Bannum Place Of Fayetteville 24 Private 952 Bragg Blvd Fayetteville 28301 Cumberland County 12/30/2005
Bannum Place Of Wilmington 19 Private 716 Pricess Street Wilmington 28401 New Hanover County 12/30/2005
Beaufort County Jail 113 Local 112 W. 2nd Street Washington 27889 3/31/2006
Bertie-Martin Regional Jail 116 Local 230 County Farm Road Windsor 27983 3/31/2006
Black Mountain Center For Women 72 State P.O. Box 609 Black Mountain 28711 Buncombe County 12/30/2005
Bladen Correctional Center 158 State 5853 US 701 N Elizabethtown 28337 Bladen County 12/30/2005
Bladen County Jail 55 Local Courthouse Drive Elizabethtown 28337-0396 3/31/2006
Brown Creek Correctional Institution 851 State P.O. Box 310 Polkton 28135 Washington County 12/30/2005
Brunswick County Jail 223 Local P.O. Box 9 Bolivia 28422 3/31/2006
Buncombe Correctional Center 171 State P.O. Box 18089 Asheville 28814 Buncombe County 12/30/2005
Buncombe County Jail 457 Local 20 Davidson Drive Asheville 28801 3/31/2006
Burke County Jail 49 Local 201 South Green Street Morganton 28680 3/31/2006
Burke/Catawba Detention Facility 200 Local 148 Government Drive Morganton 28655 3/31/2006
Butner FMC 980 Federal 4/1/2010
Butner Low FCI 1,332 Federal P.O. Box 999 Butner 27509 Granville County 12/30/2005
Butner Low FCI 1,437 Federal 4/1/2010
Butner Med I FCI 769 Federal 4/1/2010
Butner Med II FCI 1,572 Federal 4/1/2010
Butner Medium FCI & Camp 1,185 Federal P.O. Box 1000 Butner 27509 Granville County 12/30/2005
Butner-Camp 312 Federal 4/1/2010
Cabarrus Correctional Center 197 State 158 Dutch Road Mt. Pleasant 28124 Cabarrus County 12/30/2005
Cabarrus County Jail 228 Local P.O. Box 790 Concord 28026-0790 3/31/2006
Caldwell Correctional Center 202 State P.O. Box 609 Hudson 28645 Caldwell County 12/30/2005
Caldwell County Jail 188 Local 214 Mulberry Street, N.W. Lenoir 28645 3/31/2006
Caledonia Correctional Institution 625 State P.O. Box 137 Tillery 27887 Halifax County 12/30/2005
Carteret Correctional Center 285 State P.O. Box 220 Newport 28570 Carteret County 12/30/2005
Carteret County Jail 144 Local P.O. Box 239 Beaufort 28516 3/31/2006
Caswell Correctional Center 469 State P.O. Box 217 Yanceyville 27379 Caswell County 12/30/2005
Caswell County Jail 26 Local Yanceyville 27379-1177 3/31/2006
Catawba Correctional Center 224 State P.O. Box 520 Newton 28658 Catawba County 12/30/2005
Catawba County Detention Facility 144 Local P.O. Box 385 Newton 28658 3/31/2006
Caval Corp Community Sanction Center 43 Private 312 Tryon Road Raleigh 27603 Wake County 12/30/2005
Central Prison 924 State 1300 Western Blvd Raleigh 27606 Wake County 12/30/2005
Charlotte Correctional Center 248 State 4100 Meadow Oak Drive Charlotte 28266 Mecklenburg County 12/30/2005
Chatham County Jail 40 Local 275 West Street Pittsboro 27312 3/31/2006
Cherokee County Jail 80 Local 36 Central Street Murphy 28906 3/31/2006
Chowan County Jail 34 Local 100 Court Street Edenton 27932 3/31/2006
Clay County Jail 7 Local P.O. Box 720 Hayesville 28904 3/31/2006
Cleveland Correctional Center 81 State 260 Kemper Road Shelby 28150 Cleveland County 12/30/2005
Cleveland County 170 Local 100 Justice Place Shelby 28151-1508 3/31/2006
Columbus Correctional Center 694 State P.O. Box 8 Brunswick 28424 Columbus County 12/30/2005
Columbus County Detention Center 120 Local P.O. Box 280 Whiteville 28472 3/31/2006
Craggy Correctional Center 407 State P.O. Box 8909 Asheville 28814 Buncombe County 12/30/2005
Craven Correctional Institution 679 State P.O. Box 839 Vanceboro 28586 Craven County 12/30/2005
Craven County Jail 177 Local 411 Craven Street New Bern 28563 3/31/2006
Cumberland County Jail 470 Local 131 Dick Street Fayetteville 28301 3/31/2006
Currituck County Jail 35 Local 156 Courthouse Road Maple 27956 3/31/2006
Dan River Prison Work Farm 551 State P.O. Box 820 Yanceyville 27379 Caswell County 12/30/2005
Dare County Detention Center 100 Local 1044 Driftwood Drive Manteo 27954 3/31/2006
Davidson Correctional Center 250 State 1400 Thomason St Lexington 27292 Davidson County 12/30/2005
Davidson County Jail 310 Local 110 W. Center Lexington 27293 3/31/2006
Davie County Jail 35 Local 140 S. Main Street Mocksville 27028 3/31/2006
Dismas Charities Community Corrections Ctr 32 Private 307 N Church Street Greensboro 27401 Guilford County 12/30/2005
Duplin Correctional Center 325 State P.O. Box 780 Kenansville 28349 Duplin County 12/30/2005
Duplin County Jail 86 Local 208 Duplin Street Kenansville 28349 3/31/2006
Durham Correctional Center 216 State 3900 Guess Road Durham 27705 Durham County 12/30/2005
Durham County Jail 549 Local 219 So Mangum Durham 27701 3/31/2006
Eastern Correctional Institution 453 State P.O. Box 215 Maury 28554 Greene County 12/30/2005
Edgecombe County Jail 262 Local 301 St. Andrews Street Tarboro 27886 3/31/2006
Energy Committed To Offender Inc 20 Private P.O. Box 33533 Charlotte 28233 Mecklenburg County 12/30/2005
Evergreen Rehabilitation Center 90 Private 20513 US 301 N St. Pauls 28384 Robeson County 12/30/2005
FMC Butner 908 Federal Old N. Carolina Hwy 75 Butner 27509 12/30/2005
Foot Hills Correctional Institution 744 State 5150 Western Avenue Morganton 28655 Burke County 12/30/2005
Forsyth Correctional Center 248 State 307 Craft Drive Winston Salem 27105 Forsyth County 12/30/2005
Forsyth County Jail 844 Local 201 North Church Street Winston Salem 27101 3/31/2006
Fountain Correctional Center 528 State P.O. Box 1435 Rocky Mount 27804 Nash County 12/30/2005
Franklin Correctional Center 478 State P.O. Box 155 Bunn 27508 Franklin County 12/30/2005
Franklin County Detention Center 96 Local 285 T. Kemp Road Louisburg 27549 3/31/2006
Gaston Correctional Center 223 State 520 Justice Court Dallas 28034 Gaston County 12/30/2005
Gaston County 512 Local P.O. Box 1578 Gastonia 28053 3/31/2006
Gates Correctional Center 92 State P.O. Box 385 Gatesville 27938 Gates County 12/30/2005
Graham County Jail 8 Local Courthouse Square Robbinsville 28771 3/31/2006
Granville County Jail 78 Local Courthouse Oxford 27565 3/31/2006
Greene Correctional Center 637 State P.O. Box 39 Maury 28554 Greene County 12/30/2005
Greene County Jail 25 Local 301 North Greene Street Snow Hill 28580 3/31/2006
Guilford Correctional Center 144 State 4250 Camp Burton Road Mcleansville 27301 Guilford County 12/30/2005
Guilford County 861 Local 400 W Washington Street Greensboro 27402 3/31/2006
Halifax County Jail 96 Local Ferrell Lane Halifax 27839 3/31/2006
Harnett Correctional Institution 887 State P.O. Box 1569 Lillington 27546 Harnett County 12/30/2005
Harnett County Jail 146 Local Edwards Drive Lillington 27546 3/31/2006
Haywood Correctional Center 110 State P.O. Box 218 Hazelwood 28738 Haywood County 12/30/2005
Haywood County Jail 95 Local 215 North Main Waynesville 28786 3/31/2006
Henderson County Jail 190 Local 375 1st Ave., East Hendersonville 28792 3/31/2006
Hertford County Jail 81 Local King Street Winton 27986 3/31/2006
Hoke Correctional Institution 485 State P.O. Box 700 Raeford 28376 Hoke County 12/30/2005
Hoke County Jail 77 Local 125 East Edinborough Street Raeford 28376 3/31/2006
Hyde Correctional Institution 598 State P.O. Box 278 Swan Quarter 27885 Hyde County 12/30/2005
Iredell County Jail 248 Local P.O. Box 287 Statesville 28687 3/31/2006
Jackson County Jail 63 Local 339 Grindstaff Cove Rd Sylva 28779935 3/31/2006
Johnston Correctional Center 637 State 2465 US Hwy 70 W Smithfield 27577 Johnston County 12/30/2005
Johnston County Jail 234 Local 127 S. Second Street Smithfield 27577 3/31/2006
Jones County Jail 13 Local P.O. Box 267 Trenton 28585 3/31/2006
Lanesboro Correctional Institution 978 State P.O. Box 280 Polkton 28135 Anson County 12/30/2005
Lee County Jail 97 Local 206 Mcintosh Street Sanford 27331 3/31/2006
Lenoir County Jail 133 Local 130 So. Queen Street Kinston 28501 3/31/2006
Lincoln Correctional Center 200 State 464 Roper Drive Lincolnton 28092 Lincoln County 12/30/2005
Lincoln County Jail 113 Local P.O. Box 506 Lincolnton 28092 3/31/2006
Lumberton Correctional Institution 692 State P.O. Box 1649 Lumberton 28359-1649 Robeson County 12/30/2005
Macon County Jail 55 Local 1820 Lakeside Drive Franklin 28734 3/31/2006
Madison County Jail 16 Local Lower Bridge Street Marshall 28753 3/31/2006
Marion Correctional Inst 777 State P.O. Box 2405 Marion 28752 Mcdowell County 12/30/2005
Mary Frances Center 100 Private 1212 Recovery Road Box D Tarboro 27886-1111 Edgecombe County 12/30/2005
McCain Correctional Hospital 359 State P.O. Box 5118 McCain 28361 Hoke County 12/30/2005
Mcdowell County Jail 136 Local 593 Spaulding Road Marion 28752 3/31/2006
Mcleod Comprehensive Sanction Center 53 Private 145 Remounty Road Charlotte 28203 Mecklenburg County 12/30/2005
Mecklenburg County 2,176 Local 801 E 4th Street Charlotte 28202 3/31/2006
Montgomery County Jail 50 Local 111 West Main St Troy 27371 3/31/2006
Moore County Jail 115 Local 104 Saunders Street Carthage 28327 3/31/2006
Morrison Correctional Institution 773 State P.O. Box 169 Hoffman 28347 Richmond County 12/30/2005
Mountain View Correctional Facility 905 State P.O. Box 689 Spruce Pine 28777 Mitchell County 12/30/2005
Nash Correctional Institution 623 State P.O. Box 600 Nashville 27856 Nash County 12/30/2005
Nash County Jail 196 Local Courthouse Square Nashville 27856 3/31/2006
Neuse Correctional Institution 803 State 701 Stevens Mill Road Goldsboro 27530 Wayne County 12/30/2005
New Hanover Correctional Center 382 State P.O. Box 240 Wilmington 28402 New Hanover County 12/30/2005
New Hanover Detention Facility 534 Local 3950 Juvenile Center Rd Castle Hayne 28429 3/31/2006
North Carolina Correctional Inst For Women 1,178 State 1034 Bragg Street Raleigh 27610 Wake County 12/30/2005
North Piedmont Correctional Ctr For Women 138 State P.O. Box 1227 Lexington 27292 Davidson County 12/30/2005
Northampton County Jail 64 Local P.O. Box 451 Jackson 27845 3/31/2006
Odom Correctional Institution 440 State 485 Odom Road Jackson 27845 Northampton County 12/30/2005
Onslow County Jail 221 Local 701 Mill Avenue Jacksonville 28540 3/31/2006
Orange Correctional Center 176 State 2110 Clarence Walters Rd Hillsborough 27278 Orange County 12/30/2005
Orange County Jail 197 Local 125 Court Street Hillsborough 27278 3/31/2006
Pamlico Correctional Institution 560 State 601 N Third Street Bayboro 28515 Pamlico County 12/30/2005
Pamlico County Jail 43 Local Main Street Bayboro 28515 3/31/2006
Pasquotank Correctional Institution 955 State 527 Commerce Dr Elizabeth City 27909 Pasquotank County 12/30/2005
Pender Correctional Institution 747 State P.O. Box 1058 Burgaw 28425 Pender County 12/30/2005
Pender County Jail 78 Local 104 North Walker Burgaw 28425 3/31/2006
Person County Jail 108 Local 120 Court St. Roxboro 27573 3/31/2006
Piedmont Correctional Institution 737 State 1245 Camp Road Salisbury 28147 Rowan County 12/30/2005
Pitt County Detention Center 401 Local 124 New Hope Road Greenville 27834 3/31/2006
Polk Correctional Facility 989 State 1001 Veazey Road Butner 27509-2500 Wake County 12/30/2005
Polk County Jail 25 Local 40 Ward Street Columbus 28722 3/31/2006
Raleign Correctional Ctr For Women 141 State 1201 S. State Street Raleigh 27610 Wake County 12/30/2005
Randolph Correctional Center 231 State P.O. Box 4128 Asheboro 27203 Randolph County 12/30/2005
Randolph County Jail 198 Local 790 New Century Drive Asheboro 27203 3/31/2006
Residential Facility For Women 35 State P.O. Box 5354 Wilmington 28403 New Hanover County 12/30/2005
Richmond County Jail 82 Local 1 Court Street Rockingham 28379 3/31/2006
Rivers CI 1,348 Federal 4/1/2010
Rivers Correctional Institution 1,287 Private 145 Parker's Fishery Road Winton 27986 Hertford County 12/30/2005
Robeson Correctional Center 271 State P.O. Box 1979 Lumberton 28360 Robeson County 12/30/2005
Robeson County Jail 434 Local 120 Legend Road Lumberton 28358 3/31/2006
Rockingham County Jail 162 Local 1088 N.C. 65 Wentworth 27375 3/31/2006
Rowan Correctional Center 269 State P.O. Box 1207 Salisbury 28147 Rowan County 12/30/2005
Rowan County Jail 211 Local 115 West Liberty Street Salisbury 28144-4332 3/31/2006
Rutherford Correctional Facility 199 State P.O. Box 127 Spindale 28160 Rutherford County 12/30/2005
Rutherford County Jail 179 Local 198 North Washington Street Rutherfordton 28139-2410 3/31/2006
Salvation Army CCC 22 Private 204 Haywood Street Asheville 28802 Buncombe County 12/30/2005
Salvation Army CCC 36 Private 1255 North Trade Street Winston-Salem 27102 Forsyth County 12/30/2005
Sampson Correctional Institution 460 State 700 NW Blvd Clinton 28328 Sampson County 12/30/2005
Sampson County Jail 102 Local 400 Vance St. Clinton 28328 3/31/2006
Sanford Correctional Center 275 State P.O. Box 2490 Sanford 27330 Lee County 12/30/2005
Scotland County Jail 146 Local P.O. Box 607 Laurinburg 28352 3/31/2006
Scottland Correctional Institution 979 State P.O. Box 1808 Laurinburg 28353 Scotland County 12/30/2005
Seymour Johnson FPC 224 Federal Caller Box 8004 Goldsboro 27533 Wayne County 12/30/2005
Southern Correctional Institute 621 State P.O. Box 786 Troy 27371 Montgomery County 12/30/2005
Stanly County Jail 94 Local 201 S. 2nd Street Albemarle 28001-5741 3/31/2006
Stokes County Jail 67 Local 1013 Main Street Danbury 27016-0248 3/31/2006
Surry County Jail 126 Local 218 N. Main Dobson 27017 3/31/2006
Swain County Jail 46 Local 8 Everett Street Bryson City 28713 3/31/2006
Tillery Correctional Center 416 State P.O. Box 222 Tillery 27887 Halifax County 12/30/2005
Transylvania County Jail 37 Local 201 East Morgan Street Brevard 28712 3/31/2006
Troy House CCC 16 Private 1101 North Mangum Street Durham 27701 Durham County 12/30/2005
Tyrrell County Jail 9 Local 405 Main Street Columbia 27925 3/31/2006
Tyrrell Prison Work Farm 558 State P.O. Box 840 Columbia 27925-0840 Brunswick County 12/30/2005
Umstead Correctional Center 102 State P.O. Box 106 Butner 27509 Granville County 12/30/2005
Union Correctional Center 86 State 200 S Sutherland Avenue Monroe 28112 Union County 12/30/2005
Union County Jail 247 Local 3344 Presson Road Monroe 28112 3/31/2006
Vance County Jail 190 Local 516 Breckenridge St. Henderson 27536 3/31/2006
Wake Correctional Center 401 State 1000 Rock Quarry Rd Raleigh 27610 Wake County 12/30/2005
Wake County Jail 1,156 Local 330 South Salisbury Raleigh 27602-1729 3/31/2006
Warren Correctional Center 794 State P.O. Box 399 Manson 27553 Warren County 12/30/2005
Warren County Jail 36 Local Highway 58/43 Warrenton 27589-0449 3/31/2006
Washington County Jail 35 Local Adams Street Plymouth 27962 3/31/2006
Watauga County Jail 60 Local 330 W. Queen Street Boone 28607 3/31/2006
Wayne Correctional Center 427 State 700 Stevens Mill Rd Goldsboro 27530 Wayne County 12/30/2005
Wayne County Jail 204 Local P.O. Box 1877 Goldsboro 27533-1877 3/31/2006
Western Youth Institution 715 State P.O. Box 1439 Morganton 28655 Burke County 12/30/2005
Wilkes Correctional Center 235 State 404 Statesville Rd North Wilkesboro 28659 Wilkes County 12/30/2005
Wilkes County Jail 88 Local 100 Courthouse Square Wilkesboro 28697 3/31/2006
Wilson County Jail 250 Local 100 East Green Wilson 27893 3/31/2006
Yadkin County Jail 29 Local P.O. Box 443 Yadkinville 27055 3/31/2006
Yancey County Jail 13 Local Main Street Burnsville 28714 3/31/2006

This table draws data from three sources:

  • Federal prisons on April 1, 2010: The Prison Policy Initiative downloaded the weekly population list from the Bureau of Prisons for that date on April 4, 2010.
  • State and federal correctional facilities on December 30, 2005 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities, 2005 [Computer file]. ICPSR24642-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-10-05. doi:10.3886/ICPSR24642
  • Local jails on March 31, 2006 was extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of Jail Facilities, 2006 [Computer file]. ICPSR26602-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-01-26. doi:10.3886/ICPSR26602

Military prisons and state halfway houses are not included in the above table as we were not able to locate an appropriate national database of these types of facilities. Juvenile facilities are not included in the above because the Census Bureau counts these facilities separately from the adult correctional institutions that are the focus of our work. Where necessary, state-specific sources will be more useful for identifying juvenile facilities.

We do, however, have a list (without population information) of all federal halfway houses as of March 2010.

For state, federal and local prisons built or expanded in the latter half of the decade, you may find this list of New and Expanded Prisons Since 2000 helpful as well.

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