Caldwell Correctional Center is located in Lenoir North Carolina, part of Caldwell County. It is a minimum security prison that houses 284 adult males. Offenders are housed in one of three dormitories. Inmates at Caldwell Correctional Center can take educational classes to obtain a GED and adult basic education.
Brown Creek Correctional Institution is located in Polktown North Carolina, part of Anson County. It is a medium/minimum security prison that houses up to 1,224 male inmates. The prison is comprised of two facilities, a medium custody main facility, and a minimum custody facility.
Bertie Correctional Institution is located in Windsor North Carolina. It is a close custody facility that houses 1,400 adult male offenders.
Avery Mitchell Correctional Institution is located in Spruce Pine North Carolina. It is a medium security prison that houses up to 816 adult males. Inmates are housed in one of three dormitory style units or can be housed in one of 40 segregation cells if they have disciplinary or security issues.
Alexander Correctional Institution is located in Taylorsville North Carolina. It is a close custody facility, which is more restrictive then Medium custody. Offenders are held in single cells and are under armed supervision and closely watched.
Studies have shown that inmates who receive more visits from friends and family members are more likely to return to society as productive members and not return to prison. Part of this is because of the relationships that can be maintained through the visitation process.
One of the most critical ways to stay in contact with your inmate is through writing letters. Inmates are allowed to send and receive an unlimited amount of mail. Incoming mail will be opened and inspected for unauthorized items, the letters will only be read if a supervisor has reason to believe the letter may contain criminal activity, or that the letter may threaten harm to an individual or contain something that puts the safety, security, and order of the prison in jeopardy.
Albemarle Correctional Institution is located in New London North Carolina, part of Stanly County. The prison is comprised of three units for general population and a segregation unit. In total, this facility can house 816 adult males. Albemarle Correctional Institution is a medium security institution with a staff of 300.
West Facility is a jail located on Rikers Island in East Elmhurst New York. This facility houses the Contagious Disease Unit where both males and females who have contagious diseases are housed in an air-controlled environment to help stop the spread of disease. The main disease this unit treats is tuberculosis, but this is by no means the only contagious disease. The facility is designed to house 940 inmates.
Vernon C. Bain Center is located in the Bronx New York. This jail serves as the intake and processing facility for the Bronx. Built on a barge in New Orleans, Vernon C. Bain Center is literally a floating prison, and currently the only ship still in use by the Department of Correction. Inmates range in custody levels from medium to maximum security. The current capacity of Vernon C.