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The West Virginia Division of Corrections is a state agency of West Virginia

West Virginia

West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...

within the Department of Military Affairs & Public Safety that operates prisons. The agency has its headquarters in Charleston

Charleston, West Virginia

Charleston is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha Rivers in Kanawha County. As of the 2010 census, it has a population of 51,400, and its metropolitan area 304,214. It is the county seat of Kanawha County.Early...

Facilities

Name	Code	City	County	Security Level
Anthony Correctional Center(website)	ACC	White Sulphur Springs White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia White Sulphur Springs is a city in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,444 at the 2010 census.-Geography:White Sulphur Springs is located at ....	Greenbrier County Greenbrier County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 34,453 people, 14,571 households, and 9,922 families residing in the county. The population density was 34 people per square mile . There were 17,644 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile...	Alternative Sentencing (Male)
Beckley Correctional Center(website)	BCC	Beckley Beckley, West Virginia Beckley is a city in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States, which was founded on April 4, 1838. The 2008 population was estimated to be 16,832 by the U.S. Census Bureau. Early in its history, the town was known as Beckleyville and Raleigh Court House...	Raleigh County Raleigh County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 79,220 people, 31,793 households, and 22,096 families residing in the county. The population density was 130 people per square mile . There were 35,678 housing units at an average density of 59 per square mile...	Minimum (Male & Female)
Charleston Work Release Center(website)	CWRC	Charleston Charleston, West Virginia Charleston is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha Rivers in Kanawha County. As of the 2010 census, it has a population of 51,400, and its metropolitan area 304,214. It is the county seat of Kanawha County.Early...	Kanawha County Kanawha County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 200,073 people, 86,226 households, and 55,960 families residing in the county. The population density was 222 people per square mile . There were 93,788 housing units at an average density of 104 per square mile...	Minimum (Male & Female)
Denmar Correctional Center Denmar Correctional Center The Denmar Correctional Center is a state prison located near Hillsboro in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, USA.Built on the site of the former Denmar Hospital , DCC was converted to a prison in 1993. A further building project was completed in 2000, including an Industries/Vocational... (website)	DCC	Hillsboro Hillsboro, West Virginia Hillsboro is a town in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 243 at the 2000 census.- History :Hillsboro was named for pioneer John Hill, from North Carolina, who built a log cabin near what is now Lobelia...	Pocahontas County Pocahontas County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 9,131 people, 835 households, and 527 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile . There were 7,594 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile...	Medium (Male)
Huntington Work Release Center(website)	HWRC	Huntington Huntington, West Virginia Huntington is a city in Cabell and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia, along the Ohio River. Most of the city is in Cabell County, for which it is the county seat. A small portion of the city, mainly the neighborhood of Westmoreland, is in Wayne County. Its population was 49,138 at...	Cabell County Cabell County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 96,784 people, 41,180 households, and 25,490 families residing in the county. The population density was 344 people per square mile . There were 45,615 housing units at an average density of 162 per square mile...	Minimum (Male & Female)
Huttonsville Correctional Center Huttonsville Correctional Center Huttonsville Correctional Center is the male maximum security prison for the state of West Virginia, USA. It is located near Huttonsville in a rural area of Randolph County, West Virginia.... (website)	HCC	Huttonsville Huttonsville, West Virginia Huttonsville is a town in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States, along the Tygart Valley River. The population was 217 at the 2000 census.-History:...	Randolph County Randolph County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 28,262 people, 11,072 households, and 7,661 families residing in the county. The population density was 27 people per square mile . There were 13,478 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...	Close (Male)
Lakin Correctional Center(website)	LCC	West Columbia Point Pleasant, West Virginia Point Pleasant is a city in Mason County, West Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha rivers. The population was 4,637 at the 2000 census...	Mason County Mason County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 25,957 people, 10,587 households, and 7,569 families residing in the county. The population density was 60 people per square mile . There were 12,056 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile...	All Levels & Intake Facility (Female)
Martinsburg Correctional Center(website)	MCC	Martinsburg Martinsburg, West Virginia Martinsburg is a city in the Eastern Panhandle region of West Virginia, United States. The city's population was 14,972 at the 2000 census; according to a 2009 Census Bureau estimate, Martinsburg's population was 17,117, making it the largest city in the Eastern Panhandle and the eighth largest...	Berkeley County Berkeley County, West Virginia Berkeley County is a county located in the Eastern Panhandle region of the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2010, the population is 104,169, making it the second-most populous county in West Virginia, behind Kanawha...	Intake Facility (Male)
Mount Olive Correctional Complex(website)	MOCC	Mount Olive Mount Olive, Fayette County, West Virginia Mount Olive is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Mount Olive is north-northwest of Gauley Bridge. Mount Olive has a post office with ZIP code 25185....	Fayette County Fayette County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 47,579 people, 18,945 households, and 13,128 families residing in the county. The population density was 72 people per square mile . There were 21,616 housing units at an average density of 33 per square mile...	Maximum (Male)
Northern Correctional Center(website)	NCC	Moundsville Moundsville, West Virginia Moundsville is a city in Marshall County, West Virginia, along the Ohio River. It is part of the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 9,998 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Marshall County. The city was named for the Grave Creek Mound. Moundsville was settled in...	Marshall County Marshall County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 35,519 people, 14,207 households, and 10,101 families residing in the county. The population density was 116 people per square mile . There were 15,814 housing units at an average density of 52 per square mile...	Close (Male)
Ohio County Correctional Center(website)	OCCC	Wheeling Wheeling, West Virginia Wheeling is a city in Ohio and Marshall counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia; it is the county seat of Ohio County. Wheeling is the principal city of the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area...	Ohio County Ohio County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 47,427 people, 19,733 households, and 12,155 families residing in the county. The population density was 447 people per square mile . There were 22,166 housing units at an average density of 209 per square mile...	Minimum (Male)
Pruntytown Correctional Center Pruntytown Correctional Center Pruntytown Correctional Center is a state prison for West Virginia, located at Pruntytown near Grafton, West Virginia, USA.The premises were previously used for a juvenile detention center known as the West Virginia Industrial Home for Boys, which closed in 1983... (website)	PCC	Grafton Grafton, West Virginia Grafton is a city in, and county seat of, Taylor County, West Virginia, USA. The population was 5,489 at the 2000 census. The only two national cemeteries in West Virginia are located in Grafton. Mother's Day was founded in Grafton on May 10, 1908; the city is the home to the International Mother's...	Taylor County Taylor County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 16,089 people, 6,320 households, and 4,487 families residing in the county. The population density was 93 people per square mile . There were 7,125 housing units at an average density of 41 per square mile...	Medium (Male)
Saint Marys Correctional Center(website)	SMCC	Saint Marys	Pleasants County Pleasants County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 7,514 people, 2,887 households, and 2,136 families residing in the county. The population density was 58 people per square mile . There were 3,214 housing units at an average density of 25 per square mile...	Medium (Male)

Fallen officers

Since the establishment of the West Virginia Division of Corrections, 5 officers have died in the line of duty.

External links

Official Website West Virginia Division of Corrections

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