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West Virginia 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
Alderson FPC 1,111 Federal 4/1/2010
Alderson FPC 1,079 Federal Glen Ray Road Alderson 24910 Monroe County 12/30/2005
Anthony Correctional Center 214 State Box N-1, Hc 70 White Sulphur Springs 24986 Greenbrier County 12/30/2005
Bannum Place Of Charleston 42 Private 102 Athens Avenue Charleston 25306 Kanawha County 12/30/2005
Bannum Place Of Clarksburg 30 Private 260 Monticello Road Clarksburg 26301 Harrison County 12/30/2005
Beckley Correctional Center 67 State P.O. Box 1836 Beckley 25801 Raleigh County 12/30/2005
Beckley FCI 1,831 Federal 4/1/2010
Beckley-Camp 406 Federal 4/1/2010
Beckly FCI & Camp 2,187 Federal P.O. Box 1280 Beaver 25813-1280 Raleigh County 12/30/2005
Bluefield City Jail 13 Local 200 South Mercer Street Bluefield 27401 3/31/2006
Central Regional Jail 278 Local 300 Days Drive Sutton 26601 3/31/2006
Charleston Work Release Center 57 State 607 Brooks Street Charleston 25302 Kanawha County 12/30/2005
Denmar Correctional Center 207 State Hc 64, Box 125 Hillsboro 24946 Pocahontas County 12/30/2005
Eastern Regional Jail 398 Local 38 Grapevine Rd Martinsburg 25401 3/31/2006
FCI Gilmer & Camp 1,660 Federal 201 FCI Lane Glenville 26351 12/30/2005
Gilmer FCI 1,672 Federal 4/1/2010
Gilmer-Camp 125 Federal 4/1/2010
Hazelton USP 1,466 Federal 4/1/2010
Hazelton-Camp 119 Federal 4/1/2010
Hazelton-Female 440 Federal 4/1/2010
Huntington Work Release Center 66 State 1236 5th Ave Huntington 25701 Cabell County 12/30/2005
Huttonsville Correctional Center 859 State P.O. Box 1 Huttonsville 26273 Randolph County 12/30/2005
Kanawha County South Central Regional Jail 496 Local 1001 Centre Way Charleston 25301 3/31/2006
Lakin Correctional Center 287 State 11264 Ohio River Road West Columbia 25287 12/30/2005
Marshall Co Northern Reg Jail & Corr Complx 312 Local Rd. 2, Box 1 Moundsville 26041 3/31/2006
Mcdowell County Correctional Facility 422 Local 90 Wyoming Street Welch 24801 3/31/2006
Mint/Mothers & Infants Together 11 Private Hc 64, Box 126 Hillsboro 24946 Pocahontas County 12/30/2005
Morgantown FCI 1,264 Federal 4/1/2010
Morgantown FCI 1,164 Federal P.O. Box 1000 Morgantown 26507 Monongalia County 12/30/2005
Mount Olive Correctional Complex 931 State 1 Mountain Side Way Mt. Olive 25185 Fayette County 12/30/2005
North Central Regional Jail 530 Local #1 Lois Lane Drive Greenwood 26415 3/31/2006
Northern Regional Correctional Facility 253 State Rt 2 Box 1 Moundsville 26041 Marshall County 12/30/2005
Ohio County Correctional Complex 58 State 1501 Eoff Street Wheeling 26003 Ohio County 12/30/2005
Potomac Highlands Regional Jail 215 Local 13 Dolan Drive Augusta 26704 3/31/2006
Pruntytown Correctional Center 339 State P.O. Box 159 Grafton 26354 Taylor County 12/30/2005
Raleigh County Southern Regional Jail 512 Local 1200 Airport Rd. Beaver 25813 3/31/2006
Southwestern Regional Jail 350 Local 13 Gaston Caperton Drive Holden 25625 3/31/2006
St. Mary's Correctional Center 510 State Rt 2 Box 383B St. Mary's 26170 Pleasants County 12/30/2005
Tygart Valley Regional Jail 335 Local 400 Abbey Road Belington 26250 3/31/2006
USP Hazelton & Camp 1,298 Federal Sky View Drive Bruceton Mills 26525 12/30/2005
Western Regional Jail 494 Local One O'hanlon Place Barbourville 25504 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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