Scotland Correctional Institution
Mailing/Street Address: 22385 McGirts Bridge Road, Laurinburg, NC 28353
Phone: 910-844-3078
County: Scotland
Offender capacity: 1,652
Facility type: Male - close, medium and minimum custody
Scotland Correctional Institution is one of the state's largest prisons, housing more than 1,700 adult male offenders in close, medium and minimum custody units. It offers a wide selection of educational and vocational courses. Correction Enterprises provides employment to inmates in the Laurinburg Sewing Plant, producing uniforms and clothing items, and in a Braille transcription shop, where offenders convert books into Braille for blind students.
Programs and Activities
Correction Enterprises
- Laurinburg Sewing Plant
- Braille transcription
Education
- Adult Basic Education / GED
- Commercial cleaning
- Automotive systems technology
- Electrical wiring
- Network wiring / Fiber optics
- English as a second language
- UNC correspondence courses
Work programs
- Laundry
- Food services
- Janitorial services
- Barbers
- Clerks
- Canteen operators
Religious activities
- Group studies
- Worship services
Scotland Correctional Institution is a 1,756-bed, high-security prison facility located near the Laurinburg-Maxton Airport in Laurinburg. It opened in September 2003 as a 1,000-bed close custody facility. A 504-bed medium security addition opened in March 2011, and a 252-bed minimum security unit opened in July 2011.