 Central Prison, 2006 | |
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| Location | 1300 Western Blvd, Raleigh, North Carolina |
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| Security class | Minimum, Medium, Close |
| Capacity | 1104 |
| Opened | December 1884 |
| Managed by | North Carolina Department of Public Safety |
| Warden | Jamel James |
Central Prison is a prison operated by the North Carolina Department of Public Safety in Raleigh, North Carolina. The prison, west of Downtown Raleigh, is on 29 acres (12 ha) of land and is bounded by a double wire fence with a razor ribbon on top. The Department of Public Safety website describes the original building as "castle-like."[1]
- ^ "Central Prison." North Carolina Department of Correction. Retrieved on May 9, 2010.