Prison System Air Conditioning Upgrades
Prison System Air Conditioning Upgrades
The NC General Assembly appropriated $30M to begin design and installation of air conditioning at 40 state prisons that lack cooling systems, either partially or entirely. This complex project, which involves approximately 148 buildings, will provide safer and healthier environments for offenders.
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News
- Crews making progress installing air conditioning - NCDAC Press Release, June 2024
- NCDAC releases 2024 Heat Stress Management Plan
- As summer temps rise, DAC makes progress air conditioning prisons - NC Newsline, June 30, 2023
- Air conditioning installation now underway in Caswell prison - The Caswell Messenger, July 19, 2023
- First prison air-conditioning upgrades complete - NCDAC Press Release, June 29, 2023
Prison Air Conditioning Status
Tab/Accordion Items
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FACILITY | CUSTODY LEVEL |
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Alexander | Close |
Bertie | Close/Medium |
Central | Close |
Eastern | Medium |
Foothills | Close/Medium |
Franklin | Medium |
Granville | Close |
Greene | Minimum |
Hyde | Medium |
Marion | Close |
Maury | Close/Medium |
Mountain View | Close/Medium |
Nash | Medium |
Neuse | Minimum |
New Hanover | Minimum |
Orange | Minimum |
Pamlico | Medium |
Pasquotank | Close |
Sanford | Minimum |
Scotland | Close/Medium |
Southern | Close |
Tabor | Close |
Wake | Minimum |
Western | Minimum |
FACILITY | CUSTODY LEVEL |
---|---|
Albemarle (Installation in progress) | Medium |
Anson (Installation in progress) | Minimum |
Avery Mitchell | Medium |
Caldwell | Minimum |
Caswell (Installation in progress) | Medium |
Carteret | Minimum |
Catawba | Minimum |
Craven | Minimum |
Dan River (Installation in progress) | Minimum |
Davidson (Installation in progress) | Minimum |
Forsyth | Medium |
Franklin (Installation in progress) | Medium |
Gaston | Minimum |
Harnett (Installation in progress) | Medium |
Lumberton (Installation in progress) | Medium |
NCCIW (Installation in progress) | Close/Med/Min |
Pender | Medium |
Piedmont | Medium |
Randolph | Minimum |
Richmond | Medium |
Roanoke River | Close/Med/Min |
Rutherford | Minimum |
Sampson (Installation in progress) | Medium |
Warren | Close/Medium/Minimum |
Wilkes | Minimum |
FACILITY | CUSTODY LEVEL |
---|---|
Columbus (Installation in progress) | Medium |
Craggy | Minimum |
Johnston | Minimum |
Lincoln | Minimum |
Tyrrell | Minimum |