Lakin Correctional Center is a maximum security prison located in West Columbia. It has the distinction of being the only all female prison in the state. Offenders incarcerated at Lakin Correctional Center range from minimum to maximum custody. This prison has a capacity of 543 offenders.
Huttonsville Correctional Center is a mixed custody prison that houses minimum to maximum security inmates. The facility is comprised of general population units, segregation inmates, a residential substance abuse treatment unit, and a community service unit.
Huntington Work Release Center is minimum security community based coed facility that houses up to 66 non-violent offenders in five dormitories. The purpose of this facility is to provide the inmate with a successful transition from incarceration to a productive member of society.
Denmar Correctional Center is a medium security prison located in Hillsboro West Virginia. The facility currently houses around 235 adult male offenders. Denmar Correctional Center is secured by razor wire fencing, and multiple electronic detection devices including security cameras.
Charleston Correctional Center opened in 2015 and is one of the newest facilities in West Virginia. This facility effectively replaced the Charleston Work Release Center. Charleston Correctional Center is a coed facility and operates a residential substance abuse treatment program for up to 32 women, and a 96 bed coed work release unit.
Beckley Correctional Center is a minimum security community based prison located in Beckley West Virginia. It has the capacity to house 137 offenders. The majority of inmates at Beckley Correctional Center are males, and are housed in buildings one and two.
When someone you know goes to prison maintaining your relationship can become much more difficult. One of the best ways to keep your relationship healthy is to regularly visit your inmate. Visitation has become an important aspect of an inmate's rehabilitation and maintaining close ties with friends and family members can later aid the offender upon release, by offering a network they can rely on. But for those who have never visited a prison before the process can seem overwhelming and disheartening.
Friends and family members of inmates incarcerated in West Virginia prisons can maintain communication through letters. Offenders are allowed to send and receive an unlimited amount of correspondence, however they must have the ability to pay for the postage of outgoing mail. Indigent inmates are given 10 stamps per month at no cost. Stamps, envelopes and stationary can be purchased by the inmate through the commissary.
Anthony Correctional Center is a medium security prison located in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia. This facility houses male and female inmates between the ages of 18-25. Inmates at Anthony Correctional Center have suspended original sentences for felony convictions.
Washington State Penitentiary, sometimes referred to as Walla Walla State Penitentiary, is a maximum security prison. This facility is the second largest prison in Washington and has the capacity to house 2,439 adult male offenders. Washington State Penitentiary is where all the death row inmates are housed, and where the executions are performed.