West Virginia Division of Corrections
The West Virginia Division of Corrections is an agency of the U.S. state of West Virginia within the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety that operates prisons. The agency has its headquarters in the state's capital of Charleston.[1]
Facilities
| Name | Code | City | County | Security Level | Capacity |
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| Anthony Correctional Center (website) | ACC | White Sulphur Springs | Greenbrier County | Alternative Sentencing (Young Adult Male and Female) | 220 |
| Beckley Correctional Center (website) | BCC | Beckley | Raleigh County | Minimum (Male & Female) | 137 |
| Charleston Correctional Center (website) | CCC | Charleston | Kanawha County | Minimum (Male & Female) | 128 |
| Denmar Correctional Center (website) | DCC | Denmar | Pocahontas County | Medium (Male) | 216 |
| Huntington Work Release Center (website) | HWRC | Huntington | Cabell County | Minimum (Male & Female) | 66 |
| Huttonsville Correctional Center (website) | HCC | Huttonsville | Randolph County | Close (Male) | 1183 |
| Lakin Correctional Center (website) | LCC | Lakin | Mason County | All Levels & Intake Facility (Female) | 530 |
| Martinsburg Correctional Center (website) | MCC | Martinsburg | Berkeley County | Intake Facility (Male) | 120 |
| Mount Olive Correctional Complex (website) | MOCC | Mount Olive | Fayette County | Maximum (Male) | 1030 |
| Northern Correctional Facility (website) | NCC | Moundsville | Marshall County | Close (Male) | 253 |
| Ohio County Correctional Center (website) | OCCC | Wheeling | Ohio County | Minimum (Male) | 66 |
| Parkersburg Correctional Center (website) | PBCC | Parkersburg | Wood County | Minimum (Male) | 130 |
| Pruntytown Correctional Center (website) | PCC | Grafton | Taylor County | Medium (Male) | 293 |
| Saint Marys Correctional Center (website) | SMCC | Saint Marys | Pleasants County | Medium (Male) | 549 |
| Salem Correctional Center (website) | SCC | Salem | Harrison County | Medium (Male) | 386 |
Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the West Virginia Division of Corrections, 5 officers have died in the line of duty.[2]
See also
- List of law enforcement agencies in West Virginia
- List of United States state correction agencies
- List of U.S. state prisons
- Prison
References
- ↑ "Contact." West Virginia Division of Corrections. Retrieved on December 8, 2009.
- ↑ The Officer Down Memorial Page
External links
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This template pertains only to agencies that handle sentenced felons (with sentences over 1-2 years). In many states pre-trial, misdemeanor, and/or those sentenced under state law with sentences of fewer than one year are in county jails instead of state prisons. | |
| Federal Bureau of Prisons | |
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| Federal District | Felons: Federal Bureau of Prisons, Misdemeanants: District of Columbia DOC |
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