- North Carolina Department of Correction
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North Carolina Department of Correction Common name North Carolina Department of Correction Abbreviation NCDOC 
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Logo of North Carolina Department of Correction Agency overview Formed 1925 Employees 20,548 Legal personality Governmental: Government agency Jurisdictional structure Operations jurisdiction* State of North Carolina, USA Size 53,865 square miles (139,510 km2) Population 9,222,414 (2008 est.)[1] General nature Operational structure Headquarters Raleigh, North Carolina Agency executive Alvin W. Keller, Secretary of Correction Facilities Lockups 40,963.[1] Website NC DOC Website Footnotes * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. The North Carolina Department of Correction (NCDOC) is the agency responsible for corrections in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
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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, in 1870 and moved into the completed castle-like structure in December 1884. In 1881, the state leased two tracts of land near Raleigh for inmates to farm. State law 379 enacted in 1885 provided for the allowance of good time as an incentive for inmate cooperation.
Facilities
There are 70 state correctional institutions in North Carolina that house more than 42,000 offenders." [2]
Operations
Women entering the prison system as misdemeanants are processed at the Fountain Correctional Center for Women.[3]
Death row
The male death row is located at the Central Prison. The female death row is located at the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women.[4] The execution chamber is located at Central Prison.[5]
Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the North Carolina Department of Correction, 11 officers have died in the line of duty.[6]
See also
- List of law enforcement agencies in North Carolina
- List of United States state correction agencies
- List of U.S. state prisons
- Prison
References
- ^ a b "Annual Population Estimates 2000 to 2008". US Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/popest/states/tables/NST-EST2008-01.csv. Retrieved 2008-12-25.
- ^ http://www.doc.state.nc.us/dop/index.htm
- ^ "Fountain Correctional Center for Women." North Carolina Department of Correction. Retrieved on March 3, 2011.
- ^ "Death Row and Death Watch." North Carolina Department of Correction. Retrieved on September 1, 2010.
- ^ "nmate who could be 1,000th execution waits for family." Chicago Tribune. December 2, 2005. Start Page 14. Retrieved on September 1, 2010. "... panes separating the viewing room from the stark execution chamber at Central Prison."
- ^ The Officer Down Memorial Page
External links
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