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West Virginia correctional populations of Census 2020 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 853 Federal Glen Ray Rd. Box A Alderson 24910 4/2/2020
Alderson FPC 1,191 Federal Glen Ray Rd. Box A Alderson 24910 6/30/2012
Anthony Correctional Center 220 State 313 Anthony Center Drive White Sulphur Springs 24986 Greenbrier 6/30/2012
Bannum Place of Clarksburg 30 Private 260 Monticello Road Clarksburg 26301 Harrison 6/30/2012
Beckley Correctional Center 66 State 111 S. Eisenhower Drive Beckley 25801 Raleigh 6/30/2012
Beckley FCI 1,672 Federal 1600 Industrial Road Beaver 25813 Raleigh 6/30/2012
Beckley FCI 1,560 Federal 1600 Industrial Road Beaver 25813 Raleigh 4/2/2020
Beckley-Camp 434 Federal 1600 Industrial Road Beaver 25813 Raleigh 6/30/2012
Beckley-Camp 99 Federal 1600 Industrial Road Beaver 25813 Raleigh 4/2/2020
Bluefield City Jail 5 Local 12/31/2013
Central Regional Jail 311 Local 12/31/2013
Charleston Work Release Center 65 State 607 Brooks Street Charleston 25301 Kanawha 6/30/2012
Denmar Correctional Center 216 State Hc64 Box 125 Hillsboro 24946 Pocahontas 6/30/2012
Eastern Regional Jail 481 Local 12/31/2013
Gilmer FCI 1,721 Federal 201 Fci Lane Glenville 26351 Gilmer 6/30/2012
Gilmer FCI 1,414 Federal 201 Fci Lane Glenville 26351 Gilmer 4/2/2020
Gilmer-Camp 159 Federal 201 Fci Lane Glenville 26351 Gilmer 6/30/2012
Gilmer-Camp 65 Federal 201 Fci Lane Glenville 26351 Gilmer 4/2/2020
Greenbrier Birthing Center - Mint 12 Private Denmar Road Hillsboro 24946 Pocahontas 6/30/2012
Hazelton FCI 1,324 Federal 1640 Sky View Drive Bruceton Mills, Wv 26525 Preston 4/2/2020
Hazelton FCI-Female 522 Federal 1640 Sky View Drive Bruceton Mills, Wv 26525 Preston 4/2/2020
Hazelton USP 1,479 Federal 1640 Sky View Drive Bruceton Mills 26525 Preston 6/30/2012
Hazelton USP 1,303 Federal 1640 Sky View Drive Bruceton Mills, Wv 26525 Preston 4/2/2020
Hazelton-Camp 152 Federal 1640 Sky View Drive Bruceton Mills 26525 Preston 6/30/2012
Hazelton-Camp 74 Federal 1640 Sky View Drive Bruceton Mills, Wv 26525 Preston 4/2/2020
Hazelton-Female 692 Federal 1640 Sky View Drive Bruceton Mills 26525 Preston 6/30/2012
Huntington Work Release Center 66 State 1236 5Th Ave Huntington 25701 6/30/2012
Huttonsville Correctional Center 1,135 State Route 250 South Huttonsville 26273 6/30/2012
Huttonsville Work Camp 48 State Route 250 South Huttonsville 26273 6/30/2012
Lakin Correctional Center 439 State 11264 Ohio River Road West Columbia 25287 Mason 6/30/2012
Martinsburg Correctional Center 115 State 38 Grapevine Road Martinsburg 25405 Berkeley 6/30/2012
Mcdowell County Correctional Center 447 Local 795 Virginia Avenue Welch 24801 McDowell 6/30/2012
Mcdowell FCI 1,678 Federal 101 Federal Drive Welch 24801 McDowell 6/30/2012
Mcdowell FCI 1,107 Federal 101 Federal Drive Welch 24801 McDowell 4/2/2020
Mcdowell-Camp 128 Federal 101 Federal Drive Welch 24801 McDowell 6/30/2012
Mcdowell-Camp 47 Federal 101 Federal Drive Welch 24801 McDowell 4/2/2020
Morgantown FCI 1,141 Federal 446 Greenbag Road, Route 857 Morgantown 26501 Monongalia 6/30/2012
Morgantown FCI 676 Federal 446 Greenbag Road, Route 857 Morgantown 26501 Monongalia 4/2/2020
Mount Olive Correctional Complex 1,030 State 1 Mountain Side Way Mt. Olive 25185 Fayette 6/30/2012
North Central Regional Jail 544 Local 12/31/2013
Northern Correctional Facility 251 State 112 Northern Regional Correctional Drive Moundsville 26041 Marshall 6/30/2012
Northern Regional Jail 270 Local 12/31/2013
Ohio County Correctional Complex 66 State 1501 Eoff Street Wheeling 26003 6/30/2012
Potomac Highlands Regional Jail 273 Local 12/31/2013
Pruntytown Correctional Center 369 State Route 4 Box 49A Grafton 26354 Taylor 6/30/2012
Slayton Work Camp 43 State 1 Mountain Side Way Mt. Olive 25185 Fayette 6/30/2012
South Central Regional Jail 428 Local 12/31/2013
Southern Regional Jail 570 Local 12/31/2013
Southwestern Regional Jail 467 Local 12/31/2013
St. Mary's Correctional Center 552 State 2880 N Pleasants Highway St. Marys 26170 Pleasants 6/30/2012
Tygart Valley Regional Jail 503 Local 12/31/2013
Western Regional Jail 614 Local 12/31/2013

This table draws data from four sources:

  • Federal prisons on April 2, 2020: The Prison Policy Initiative downloaded the weekly population list from the Bureau of Prisons for that date.
  • State and federal correctional facilities on June 30, 2012 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities, 2012. ICPSR37294-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2020-02-06. doi:10.3886/ICPSR37294.v1. County data retrieved from postal service database.
  • Local jails' average daily populations from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of Jail Facilities, 2013. ICPSR36128-V4. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2018-04-25. doi:10.3886/ICPSR36128.v4
  • Jails in Indian Country populations on June 30, 2016 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country, 2016. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2018-05-23. doi:10.3886/ICPSR37006.v1

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 April 2, 2020 [XLSX].

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