About North Carolina's Correctional System
North Carolina manages its correctional system through the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (NCDAC), operating over 55 prisons statewide including Central Prison in Raleigh and Polk Youth Institution.
If you are searching for a North Carolina inmate, use the state's official search portal at
this link.
For federal inmates, use the
Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.
Visitors to North Carolina facilities must be on an approved visitation list. Contact the
facility directly using the phone numbers listed below to confirm current visitation
schedules, as these may change without notice.
Community corrections is an integral component of the Bureau's correctional programs. Community corrections staff develop and administer contracts for community-based correctional programs and serve as the Bureau's local liaison with the Federal courts, the U.S. Marshals Service, state and local corrections, and a variety of community groups.
Approximately 15 percent of the Bureau's inmate population are confined in secure facilities operated primarily by private corrections companies and to a lesser extent by state and local governments, and in privately-operated community corrections centers. Contract facilities help the Bureau manage its population and are especially useful for meeting the needs of low security, specialized populations like sentenced criminal aliens. Staff of the Correctional Programs Division in Central Office provide oversight for privately-operated facilities.
The Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - Low is part of the Butner Federal Correctional Complex in Butner, North Carolina. FCI Butner houses low security male inmates. FCI Butner (Low) is located near the Research Triangle area of Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill.
The Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - Medium is part of the Butner Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) in Butner, North Carolina. FCI Butner houses medium security male inmates and also has an adjacent satellite camp that houses minimum security male inmates. FCI Butner is located near the Research Triangle area of Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill.
The Federal Correctional Institution II (FCI) - Medium is part of the Butner Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) in Butner, North Carolina. FCI II Butner houses medium security male inmates. An adjacent satellite prison camp houses minimum security male inmates. FCI II Butner is located near the Research Triangle area of Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill.
The Federal Medical Center (FMC) is part of the Butner Federal Correctional Complex, in Butner, North Carolina. FMC Butner is an administrative facility that houses male inmates of all security levels. An adjacent satellite prison camp houses minimum security male inmates. FMC Butner is located near the Research Triangle area of Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill.