Prison Facility Information

North Carolina

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To help people support U.S. prisoners in their daily struggles our website provides mailing addresses for prisoner mail, mail rules by state and facility, histories of censorship problems at each facility, information on which prisons have Control Units, prison population data and prisoner-led campaigns to improve conditions on the inside. (click state in list below)

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North Carolina Prisons

North Carolina Prison Population: 30,264

Prisoner Rights Campaigns in North Carolina:
Locate a North Carolina Prisoner:
http://webapps6.doc.state.nc.us/opi/offendersearch.do?method=view

North Carolina Prison Mail Rules:
  • D.0310(c) Possible threats to safety and security
  • Policies & Procedures. Chapter D. Section .0300 Title: Use of Inmate Mail (09/01/06)
  • No hardbound pubs larger than 8.5' x 11' or 2' thick. Large softbound pubs are OK. No hardbound or spiral bound pubs in disciplinary segregation.
  • Policy & Procedures. Chapter G. Section .0300 Title: Administrative Remedy Procedure (09/24/07)
  • Under Lock & Key No. 22 (Sept/October 2011) on MLDP until 10/12/2012
  • Under Lock & Key No. 20 (May/June 2011) on MLDP until 6/29/2012
  • Under Lock & Key No. 23 (Nov/December 2011) on MLDP until 12/12/2012
  • Under Lock & Key No. 24 (January/February 2012) on MLDP until 2/14/2013
  • MIM Theory 11: Amerikkkan Prisons on Trial on MLDP until 1/23/2013
  • Under Lock & Key No. 27 (August/September 2012) on MLDP until 8/16/2013
  • MIM Theory 13: Revolutionary Culture on MLDP until 8/28/2013
  • ULK 69 banned
  • ULK 68 banned
  • ULK 67 banned
  • ULK 66 banned
  • sender first/last name required
  • NCDAC Division of Prisons Policy and Procedure (10/3/2021)
  • NCDAC Division of Prisons Policy and Procedure (8/23/2022)
  • ULK 80 on disapproved publications list 10/6/2023
  • ULK 81 on disapproved publications list 10/6/2023
  • more info on mail rules


North Carolina Prison News

North Carolina Facility Listing

Facility Mailing Addresses Facility Rules Records of Censorship Prisoner Reports Control Units
Alamance County Dentention Center 109 S MAPLE ST GRAHAM, NC 27253-2811 Censored letter
Albemarle Correctional Center
  • PO BOX 460 Badin, NC 28009-0460
  • PO BOX 458 Badin, NC 28009-0458
 Censored letter read reports
Alexander Correctional Institution
  • P.O. Box 909 Taylorsville, NC 28681-0909
  • 633 Old Landfill Rd Taylorsville, NC 28681-8420
click for rules Censored letter read reports
Anson Correctional Center
  • PO Box 189 Polkton, NC 28135-0189
  • 552 Prison Camp Rd Polkton, NC 28135-6118
Asheville Correctional Center 169 Devenport Road Asheville, NC 28806-2956
Avery/Mitchell Correctional Center 600 Amity Park Rd Spruce Pine, NC 28777-6211 Censored letter read reports
Bertie Correctional Institution (Bertie CI) PO Box 129, 218 Cooper Hill Road Windsor, NC 27983-0129 Censored letter
Bladen County Detention Center PO Box 396 Elizabethtown, NC 28337-0396 Censored letter
Brown Creek Correctional Institution PO Box 310 Polkton, NC 28135-0310 Censored letter
Buncombe County Detention Center (BCDF) 20 DAVIDSON DR ASHEVILLE, NC 28801-3031click for rules
Cabarrus Correctional Center PO Box 158 Mt Pleasant, NC 28124-0158
Caldwell Corrections Center 480 Pleasant Hill Rd Lenoir, NC 28645-7449 Censored letter
Caldwell County Detention Center 2351 MORGANTON BLVD SW LENOIR, NC 28645-4973
Caledonia Correctional Institution P.O. Box 137 Tillery, NC 27887-0137 Censored letter
Carteret Correctional Center PO BOX 220 NEWPORT, NC 28570-0220
Carteret County Jail (CCJ) PO Box 239 Beaufort, NC 28516-0000
Caswell Correctional Center
  • PO Box 217 Yanceyville, NC 27379-0217
  • 444 County Home Rd Blanch, NC 27212-8488
 Censored letter
Catawba County Detention Facility PO Box 385 Newton, NC 28658-0385
Central Prison
  • 4260 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-4260
  • 1300 Western Blvd Raleigh, NC 27606-2148
 Censored letter read reports
Cherokee County Detention Center 577 Regal St Murphy, NC 28906-9039read reports
Cleveland Correctional Center 260 Kemper Rd Shelby, NC 28152-8997
Columbia Correctional Institution Box 900 Portage, NC 53901-0900
Columbus Correctional Institution PO Box 8 Brunswick, NC 28424-0008 Censored letter
Craggy Correctional Center (Craggy CC) 2992 Riverside Dr. Asheville, NC 28804-8601read reports
Craven Correctional Institution (Craven CI) PO Box 839 Vanceboro, NC 28586-0839
Cumberland County Jail 204 Gillespie St Fayetteville, NC 28301-5646
Dan River Prison Work Farm P.O. Box 820 Yanceyville, NC 27379-0820 Censored letter
Dan River Prison Work Farm 981 Murray Rd Blanch, NC 27212-8106
Eastern Correctional Institution PO Box 215 Maury, NC 28554-0215 Censored letter
Foothills Correctional Institution 5150 Western Ave Morganton, NC 28655-9696click for rules Censored letter read reports
Fountain Correctional Center 300 Fountain School Rd Rocky Mount, NC 27801-8916
Franklin Correctional Institution P.O. Box 155 Bunn, NC 27508-0155 Censored letter
Gaston Correctional Center (Gaston CC) 520 Justice Court Dallas, NC 28034-9364
Gaston County Jail 425 Dr. MLK Jr. Way Gastonia, NC 28052-2333click for rules Censored letter
Granville Correctional Institution PO Box 2500 Butner, NC 27509-1500click for rules Censored letter read reports
Greene Correctional Institution (Greene CI) PO Box 39 Maury, NC 28554-0039 Censored letter read reports
Greensboro Detention 201 S Edgeworth St Greensboro, NC 27401-2315 Censored letter
Greensboro Jail 401 W SYCAMORE ST GREENSBORO, NC 27401-2227 Censored letter
Guilford Correctional Center 4250 Camp Burton Rd McLeansville, NC 27301-9755
Harnett Correctional Institution
  • 1210 E McNeill St Lillington, NC 27546-9184
  • PO Box 1569 Lillington, NC 27546-1569
 Censored letter read reports
Harnett County Jail PO Box 399 Lillington, NC 27546-0399
Hillsbourough 125 Court St Hillsbourough, NC 27278-2510
Hoke Correctional Institution (Hoke CI) PO Box 700 Raeford, NC 28376-0700 Censored letter read reports
Hoke County Jail PO Box 300 Raeford, NC 28376-0300
Hyde Correctional Institution (Hyde CI) P.O. Box 278 Swan Quarter, NC 27885-0278 Censored letter
Iredell County Jail PO BOX 287 Statesville, NC 28677-0287
Johnston Correctional Institution 2465 US HIGHWAY 70 W Smithfield, NC 27577-7617click for rules Censored letter
Lanesboro Correctional Institution PO Box 280 Polkton, NC 28135-0280 Censored letter read reports
Lincoln Correctional Center 464 Roper Drive Lincolnton, NC 28092-7706
Lumberton Correctional Institution
  • 75 Legend Rd Lumberton, NC 28358-9006
  • PO Box 1649 Lumberton, NC 28359-1649
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Marion Correctional Institution (Marion CI) 355 Old Glenwood Rd Marion, NC 28752-7766 Censored letter read reports
Maury Correctional Institution (Maury CI)
  • PO Box 506 Maury, NC 28554-0506
  • 2568 Moore Rouse Rd Hookerton, NC 28538-7276
click for rules Censored letter
McDowell County Detention Center 593 Spaulding Rd Marion, NC 28752-5194
Mecklenburg County Jail P.O. Box 34429 Charlotte, NC 28234-4429click for rules
Montgomery County Jail 206 Glen Rd Troy, NC 27371-8321
Morrison Correctional Institution
  • 1573 McDonald Church Rd Hoffman, NC 28347-9011
  • PO Box 169 Hoffman, NC 28347-0169
Mountain View Correctional Institution 545 Amity Park Rd Spruce Pine, NC 28777-6210 Censored letter read reports
Nashville Correctional Institution P.O. Box 600 Nashville, NC 27856-0600 Censored letter
NC Correctional Institution for Women 1034 Bragg St Raleigh, NC 27610-3846read reports
Neuse Correctional Institution (Neuse CI)
  • 701 Stevens Mill Rd Goldsboro, NC 27530-9712
  • PO BOX 2087 Goldsboro, NC 27533-2087
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New Hanover Correctional Center P.O. Box 240 Wilmington, NC 28402-0240
New Hanover County Jail 3950 Juvenile Center Rd Castle Hayne, NC 28429-6109click for rules
North Piedmont Correctional Center for Women 1420 Raleigh Rd Lexington, NC 27292-4904
Odom Correctional Institution (Odom CI) 485 Odom Rd Jackson, NC 27845-9555 Censored letter
Orange Correctional Center (Orange CC) PO Box 1149 Hillsborough, NC 27278-1149
Pamlico Correctional Institution 601 N 3rd St Bayboro, NC 28515-9497 Censored letter read reports
Pasquotank Correctional Institution 527 Commerce Dr Elizabeth City, NC 27906-8327 Censored letter read reports
Pender Correctional Institution (Pender CI) PO Box 1058 Burgaw, NC 28425-1058click for rules Censored letter read reports
Piedmont Correctional Institution 1245 Camp Road Salisbury, NC 28147-9223 Censored letter
Raleigh prison 4285 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-4200click for rules Censored letter read reports
Randolph Correctional Center 2760 US Hwy 220 Bus S Asheboro, NC 27205-0820
Rivers Correctional Institution (Rivers CI) PO Box 630 Winton, NC 27986-0630read reports
Roanoke River Correctional Institution PO Box 222 Tillery, NC 27887-0222 Censored letter
Robeson County Detention Center
  • 122 Legend Rd Lumberton, NC 28358-8936
  • PO Box 1979 Lumberton, NC 28359-1979
Rowan Correctional Center 4750 S Main St Salisbury, NC 28147-9386
Rutherford Correctional Center PO Box 127 Spindale, NC 28160-0127
Rutherford County Detention Center 198 N. Washington Street Rutherfordton, NC 28139-2404
Sampson Correctional Institution
  • PO BOX 1109 Clinton, NC 28329-1109
  • PO Box 1108 Clinton, NC 28329-1108
 Censored letter
Sanford Correctional Center PO BOX 2490 Sanford, NC 27330-2490
Scotland Correctional Institution
  • 22385 McGirts Bridge Rd Laurinburg, NC 28352-6602
  • PO Box 1808 Laurinburg, NC 28353-1808
click for rules Censored letter read reports
Southern Correctional Institution
  • 272 Glen Rd Troy, NC 27371-8321
  • P.O. Box 786 Troy, NC 27371-0786
Stanly County Detention Center 223 S 2nd St Albemarle, NC 28001-5701
Surry County Jail PO Box 827 Dobson, NC 27017-0827
Tabor Correctional Institution (Tabor CI) 4600 Swamp Fox Hwy W Tabor City, NC 28463-8667click for rules Censored letter read reports
Tarboro City Jail 3005 Anaconda Rd Tarboro, NC 27886-8837
Tillery Correctional Center PO Box 222 Tillery, NC 27887-0222
Transylvania County Detention Center (TCDC) 153 Public Safety Way Brevard, NC 28712-6801
Tyrell Prison Work Farm P.O. Box 840 Columbia, NC 27925-0840
Wake Correction Center
  • PO Box 2479 Raleigh, NC 27602-2479
  • 1000 Rock Quarry Rd Raleigh, NC 27610-3826
Wake County Detention - Public Safety Center - Baker PO Box 2419 Raleigh, NC 27602-2419
Warren Correctional Institution (Warren CI)
  • PO BOX 728 Norlina, NC 27563-0728
  • P.O. Box 399 Manson, NC 27553-0399
click for rules Censored letter read reports
Wayne Correctional Center PO Box 8011 Goldsboro, NC 27533-8011 Censored letter read reports
Western Youth Institution Drawer 1439 Morgantown, NC 28680-1439