Offenders incarcerated in Wisconsin are allowed to communicate with friends, family members, courts, government officials, and generally anyone with the exception of victims, victim families, and other inmates. All mail is opened, inspected/searched for contraband and may be read with the exception of legal or privileged mail, which may still be opened and inspected in the presence of the inmate but not read.
Chippewa Valley Correctional Treatment Facility is a minimum security prison that specializes in housing inmates with alcohol and substance abuse issues.
Salem Correctional Center is a medium/minimum security prison located in Industrial West Virginia. The facility houses 388 adult male offenders. Inmates are secured by multiple razor wire perimeter fences, and a variety of electronic systems. Salem Correctional Center operates a 64 bed residential substance abuse treatment program.
Saint Marys Correctional Center is a medium security prison that houses level I, II, and III custody male inmates. The current population of this facility is around 620 adult males. In addition to it's general population, St. Marys Correctional Center is responsible for housing inmates who are chronically ill and considered geriatric.
Pruntytown Correctional Center is a mixed custody facility that houses a maximum of 369 male inmates of minimum and medium custody levels. Offenders at Pruntytown Correctional Center are within 36 months of their discharge or parole date. Inmates are housed in five units.
Parkersburg Correctional Center is a minimum security prison that opened in 2012. This facility was formerly a Holiday Inn hotel that was transformed into a minimum custody institution that houses about 130 male inmates. All offenders at this correctional center undergo careful screening and given a risk assessment.
Ohio County Correctional Center is a minimum security prison located in Wheeling West Virginia. The facility houses approximately 67 adult male inmates. The Ohio County Correctional Center primarily houses males who have violated parole and inmates who were on work release who repeatedly violated the rules there (usually failing drug or alcohol tests).
Northern Correctional Facility is a maximum security prison located in Moundsville West Virginia that serves two purposes; It houses long term inmates for the West Virginia Department of Corrections, and acts as a region jail housing inmates awaiting trial.
Mount Olive Correctional Complex is a maximum security prison that houses up to 1,030 adult male inmates. Currently Mount Olive Correctional Complex is the only prison in the state that houses maximum security males. Inmates at this facility are considered to be high risk, violent, predatory type offenders.
Martinsburg Correctional Center is an intake and classification facility located in Martinsburg West Virginia. The prison is comprised of 120 beds and is responsible for the intake of inmates from regional jails and processing them into the West Virginia Department of Corrections. The intake process starts with fingerprinting and photographing the inmate.