North Carolina Department of Correction
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The North Carolina Department of Correction (NCDOC) is the agency responsible for corrections in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
that provided for building a state penitentiary. Inmates began building the state's first prison, Central Prison, in 1870 and moved into the completed castle-like structure in December 1884. In 1881, the state leased two tracts of land near Raleigh for inmates to farm. State law 379 enacted in 1885 provided for the allowance of good time as an incentive for inmate cooperation.
. The female death row is located at the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women
. The execution chamber is located at Central Prison.
History
In 1868, North Carolina adopted a new State ConstitutionNorth Carolina Constitution
The Constitution of the State of North Carolina governs the structure and function of the state government of North Carolina, United States; it is the highest legal document for the state and subjugates North Carolina law...
that provided for building a state penitentiary. Inmates began building the state's first prison, Central Prison, in 1870 and moved into the completed castle-like structure in December 1884. In 1881, the state leased two tracts of land near Raleigh for inmates to farm. State law 379 enacted in 1885 provided for the allowance of good time as an incentive for inmate cooperation.
Facilities
There are 70 state correctional institutions in North Carolina that house more than 42,000 offenders."Operations
Women entering the prison system as misdemeanants are processed at the Fountain Correctional Center for Women.Death row
The male death row is located at the Central PrisonCentral Prison
Central Prison is a prison operated by the North Carolina Department of Correction in Raleigh, North Carolina. The prison, west of Downtown Raleigh, is on of land and is bounded by a double wire fence with a razor ribbon on top...
. The female death row is located at the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women
North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women
North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women also known as NCCIW, is the primary North Carolina Department of Correction prison facility housing female inmates on a 30 acre campus in Raleigh, North Carolina, and serves as a support facility for the six other women's prisons throughout the state...
. The execution chamber is located at Central Prison.
Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the North Carolina Department of Correction, 11 officers have died in the line of duty.See also
- List of North Carolina state prisons
- List of law enforcement agencies in North Carolina
- List of United States state correction agencies
- PrisonPrisonA prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...