Pruntytown Correctional Center
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Pruntytown Correctional Center (PCC) 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. Juvenile prisoners were then transferred to the West Virginia Industrial Home for Youth at Industrial near Salem
PCC was opened in 1985 in premises was previously used for a juvenile detention center. The initial intake consisted of minimum custody adult male inmates whose primary work function was to renovate the facility.
at Alderson, West Virginia
, making PCC the State of West Virginia’s first adult mixed-sex prison.
In January 2007 all female prisoners at PCC were transferred to Lakin Correctional Center, a multi-security female correctional facility located near Point Pleasant in Mason County, West Virginia constructed in 2003. PCC no longer houses female prisoners.
, Denmar Correctional Center
and St. Marys Correctional Center.
Prison
A 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...
for 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...
, located at Pruntytown
Pruntytown, West Virginia
Pruntytown is an unincorporated town at the junction of the Northwestern Turnpike and U.S. Route 250 in Taylor County, West Virginia. It is the site of the Pruntytown Correctional Center, formerly known as the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys.- External links :**...
near 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...
, 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...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
The premises were previously used for a juvenile detention center known as the West Virginia Industrial Home for Boys, which closed in 1983. Juvenile prisoners were then transferred to the West Virginia Industrial Home for Youth at Industrial near Salem
Salem, West Virginia
Salem is a city in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,006 at the 2000 census. It is located at the junction of U.S. Route 50 and West Virginia Route 23; the North Bend Rail Trail passes through the city...
PCC was opened in 1985 in premises was previously used for a juvenile detention center. The initial intake consisted of minimum custody adult male inmates whose primary work function was to renovate the facility.
Women prisoners
In November 1988 thirty-two state adult female prisoners, were moved to PCC from their previous accommodation within the federal prison system in Alderson Federal Prison CampAlderson Federal Prison Camp
Alderson Federal Prison Camp, also known as Federal Prison Camp, Alderson or FPC Alderson, is a Federal Bureau of Prisons minimum security prison for women in the United States in unincorporated Monroe County and Summers County in West Virginia...
at Alderson, West Virginia
Alderson, West Virginia
Alderson, a town in the US State of West Virginia, is split geographically by the Greenbrier River, with portions in both Greenbrier and Monroe Counties. Although split physically by the river, the town functions as one entity, including that of town government...
, making PCC the State of West Virginia’s first adult mixed-sex prison.
In January 2007 all female prisoners at PCC were transferred to Lakin Correctional Center, a multi-security female correctional facility located near Point Pleasant in Mason County, West Virginia constructed in 2003. PCC no longer houses female prisoners.
Male prisoners
The male population has a capacity of 293 inmates, including a 24-bed substance abuse treatment unit and an additional 24 beds designated as pre-treatment. The male population consists of low public risk inmates received directly from the regional jails and minimum and medium security inmates from Huttonsville Correctional CenterHuttonsville 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....
, 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...
and St. Marys Correctional Center.