West Virginia Division of Corrections
The West Virginia Division of Corrections is a state agency of West Virginia within the Department of Military Affairs & Public Safety that operates prisons. The agency has its headquarters in 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. | |
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| Federal District | Felons: Federal Bureau of Prisons, Misdemeanants: District of Columbia DOC |
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