Closed Prisons
Prison |
Date closed |
|---|---|
| Alamance Correctional Center | October 2001 |
| Alexander Correctional Center | December 1998 |
| Anson CC (consolidated w/ Brown Creek CI) | December 2009 |
| Avery Correctional Center | October 1999 |
| Black Mountain Correctional Center for Women (Moved to Swannanoa CCW) |
July 2008 |
| Bladen Correctional Center | October 2013 |
| Blanch Youth Institution (Formerly Ivy Bluff Prison) | September 1999 |
| Blue Ridge Correctional Center | October 2002 |
| Buncombe Correctional Center (consolidated with Craggy CC) | March 2014 |
| Burke Youth Center | June 1992 |
| Cabarrus Correctional Center | December 2011 |
| Charlotte Correctional Center | December 2011 |
| Old Craggy Prison | 1989 |
| Cleveland Correctional Center | December 2009 |
| Currituck Correctional Center | August 2000 |
| Davie Correctional Center | October 1997 |
| Duplin Correctional Center | August 2013 |
| Durham Correctional Center | October 2011 |
| Fountain Correctional Center For Women | December 2014 |
| Gates Correctional Center | October 2009 |
| Goldsboro Correctional Center | August 1999 |
| Granville Correctional Center | October 1996 |
| Guilford Correctional Center | October 2009 |
| Halifax Correctional Center | October 1996 |
| Haywood Correctional Center | November 2011 |
| Henderson Correctional Center | October 2002 |
| Hoke Correctional Institution | February 2022 |
| Iredell Correctional Center | October 1999 |
| IMPACT East (now Morrison minimum unit) | August 2002 |
| IMPACT West (now Foothills minimum unit) | August 2002 |
| Martin Correctional Center | December 1998 |
| McCain Correctional Hospital | April 2010 |
| McDowell Correctional Center (consolidated w/ Marion CI) | July 1996 |
| Mecklenburg Correctional Center | December 1998 |
| Montgomery Correctional Center (consolidated w/ Southern CI) | 1997 |
| Moore Correctional Center | June 1995 |
| Nash (minimum) Correctional Center | September 1999 |
| North Piedmont Correctional Center for Women | August 2014 |
| Odom Correctional Institution | March 2022 |
| Person Correctional Center | September 1996 |
| Polk Youth Center (Raleigh) | November 1997 |
| Raleigh Correctional Center for Women (consolidated w/ NCCIW) | March 2014 |
| Richmond Correctional Center | June 1995 |
| Robeson Correctional Center | August 2013 |
| Rockingham Correctional Center | September 1996 |
| Rowan CC (consolidated w/ Piedmont CI) | December 2009 |
| Sandhills Youth Center | June 2003 |
| Sandy Ridge Correctional Center | December 1998 |
| Scotland Correctional Center | November 2001 |
| Stanly Correctional Center | July 1999 |
| Stokes Correctional Center | October 1999 |
| Tillery Correctional Center (consolidated with Caledonia CI) | August 2014 |
| Triangle Correctional Center | August 1994 |
| Umstead Correctional Center | November 2009 |
| Union Correctional Center | October 2009 |
| Vance Correctional Center | November 1996 |
| Warren Correctional Center | May 1997 |
| Washington Correctional Center | November 1996 |
| Watauga Correctional Center | December 1998 |
| Wayne Correctional Center | October 2013 |
| Western Youth Institution | January 2014 |
| Wilmington Residential Facility for Women | September 2009 |
| Yadkin Correctional Center | September 1999 |
| Yancey Correctional Center | July 1999 |
Status of Prisons
GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AUDIT COMMITTEE (GPAC)
The table below indicates the status of the 30 small prisons recommended for closure in the December 1992 Governmental Performance Audit Committee (GPAC) report.
|
Prison |
Status |
|---|---|
|
MINIMUM SECURITY |
|
|
Alamance |
Closed October 2001 |
|
Black Mountain |
Closed - relocated to Swannanoa CCW |
|
Buncombe |
Consolidated with Craggy CC - March 2014 |
| Cabarrus | Closed December 2011 |
| Charlotte | Closed December 2011 |
| Durham | Closed October 2011 |
|
Gates |
Closed |
|
Granville |
Closed October 1996 |
|
Halifax |
Closed October 1996 |
|
Haywood |
Closed November 2011 |
|
Henderson |
Closed October 2002 |
|
Martin |
Closed December 1998 |
|
Mecklenburg |
Closed December 1998 |
|
Person |
Closed September 1996 |
|
Stokes |
Closed October 1999 |
|
Umstead |
Closed November 2009 |
|
Warren |
Closed May 1997 |
|
Watauga |
Closed December 1998 |
|
Wilmington RFW |
Closed September 2009 |
|
MEDIUM SECURITY |
|
|
Alexander |
Closed December 1998 |
|
Avery |
Closed October 1999 |
|
Cleveland |
Converted to Min FY 2005-06 / Closed Dec 2009 |
|
Currituck |
Closed August 2000 |
|
Davie |
Closed October 1997 |
|
McDowell |
Consolidated with Marion CI FY 1995-96 |
|
Moore |
Closed June 1995 |
|
Rockingham |
Closed September 1996 |
|
Scotland |
Closed November 2001 |
|
Stanly |
Closed July 1999 |
|
Union |
Closed October 2009 |
|
Washington |
Closed November 1996 |
|
Yadkin |
Closed September 1999 |
|
Yancey |
Closed July 1999 |