Central Prison

Prison in Raleigh, North Carolina, US

For the Sugar Land, Texas prison, see Central Unit. For the Bibb County, Georgia prison, see Central State Prison. For the Belize prison, see Belize Central Prison.

Central Prison

Central Prison, 2006

Location| 1300 Western Blvd, Raleigh, North Carolina
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]

## History[edit]

Seal of the North Carolina Department of Correction

Funding for the Central Prison was authorized during the Reconstruction era by the North Carolina General Assembly of 1868–1869.[2] Inmates built the prison for 14 years, and granite quarried from an area outside of what would become the east wall of the prison was used to build the facility. The prison's construction was completed in December 1884; the prison, built for $1.25 million, was the first prison in North Carolina. A three-story prison industries building, housing the state license plate fabrication shop and a complete print shop, was built in the 1940s. An acute care infirmary hospital with wards for 86 patients, operating rooms, X-ray laboratories, and a pharmacy opened in the 1960s. Two mental health wings with 144 single-bed rooms opened in the 1970s. The state placed the prison under extensive renovations in the 1980s. The first phase had a price of $28.8 million. The first phase included a custody control and administration building, a maximum security housing building with 384 single cells, a central services building, and central plant utility systems. The $8.6 million second phase included a three-story working resident building, which had 192 single cells for inmates assigned to jobs within the boundaries of the prison.[1]

## Location[edit]

It is adjacent to Governor Morehead School, a state-operated school for the blind.[3]

## Notable prisoners[edit]

### Death row[edit]

Inmate Name  | Register Number  | Details

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Henry Louis Wallace | 0422350[4] | Serial killer who murdered 11 women between 1990-1994.[5][6][7]

* Velma Barfield – American serial killer who was housed at Central Prison due to the lack of a women's death row unit in North Carolina at the time of her execution in 1984. Following her execution, a women's death row unit was established at the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women.[8]
* Samuel Flippen – American convicted murderer. Executed on August 18, 2006. Currently the last person executed in North Carolina and at Central Prison.[9]
* James W. Hutchins – American convicted murderer. Executed on March 16, 1984. First person executed since 1976 in North Carolina and at Central Prison.[10]

### Non-death row[edit]

* Otto Wood – American depression-era desperado and serial prison escapee[11]
* Trystan Andrew Terrell – University of North Carolina at Charlotte shooter[12]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Central Prison." North Carolina Department of Correction. Retrieved on May 9, 2010.
2. ^ Release, Allen W. (2006). "Reconstruction". NCPEDIA. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
3. ^ Welton, J. Michael (2018-05-04). "These 81 acres may be developed in Raleigh's future. What are your dreams for the site?". News & Observer. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
4. ^ "Offender Information Henry L Wallace". North Carolina Department of Public Safety. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
5. ^ "SUSPECT CHARGED IN 10 N.C. KILLINGS". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
6. ^ Applebome, Peter (1994-03-24). "2 Years, 10 Murders and 1 Question". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
7. ^ "11 victims in two states: A timeline of Henry Wallace's killings in Charlotte and SC". Retrieved 2024-01-30.
8. ^ "Death Row for One." Velma Barfield. Crime Library. Retrieved on March 3, 2013. "Like most states, North Carolina had no "row" of women waiting to be executed. When she was sentenced, Velma Barfield was the only female in the state doomed by the law. She was housed in the Central Prison's section for mental cases, especially assaultive inmates, and prisoners considered prone to escape."
9. ^ "N.C. Man Executed Death of Stepdaughter". The Oklahoman. August 18, 2006. Archived from the original on May 9, 2021.
10. ^ "North Carolina Man Executed in Deaths of 3 Police Officers". New York Times. 1984-03-16. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
11. ^ "Serial Prison Escapee Meets His Demise". North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
12. ^ "Offender Information Trystan A Terrell". North Carolina Department of Public Safety. Retrieved May 9, 2021.

## External links[edit]

* United States portal

* Central Prison, North Carolina Department of Public Safety.

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* Columbus Correctional Institution
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* Bertie Correctional Institution
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* Maury Correctional Institution
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* Rutherford Correctional Center
* Swannanoa Correctional Center for Women
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Triangle region|

* Caswell Correctional Center
* Central Prison
* Dan River Prison Work Farm
* Franklin Correctional Center
* Harnett Correctional Institution
* Johnston Correctional Institution
* Nash Correctional Institution
* Neuse Correctional Institution
* North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women
* Orange Correctional Center
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* Fountain Correctional Center for Women

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Delaware|

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* Florida State Prison

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Georgia|

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Montana|

* Montana State Prison

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* Ely State Prison

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* Riverbend Maximum Security Institution

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