North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women
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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 facility's inmate population which is the largest in the state consists of inmates from all custody levels and control statuses including death row, maximum security, close custody, medium security, minimum security, and safekeepers. NCCIW was featured in an episode of MSNBC's Lockup documentary series.
North Carolina Department of Correction
The North Carolina Department of Correction is the agency responsible for corrections in the U.S. state of North Carolina.-History:In 1868, North Carolina adopted a new State Constitution that provided for building a state penitentiary. Inmates began building the state's first prison, Central...
prison facility housing female inmates on a 30 acre campus in Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
, and serves as a support facility for the six other women's prisons throughout the state. The facility's inmate population which is the largest in the state consists of inmates from all custody levels and control statuses including death row, maximum security, close custody, medium security, minimum security, and safekeepers. NCCIW was featured in an episode of MSNBC's Lockup documentary series.