Nash Correctional Institution houses approximately 640 adult male inmates in medium security environments. Housing is in single cells and dayroom beds.

Inmates work in two Correction Enterprises industrial plants. There are 120 inmates assigned to the Nash print plant that does much of the document and publication printing for state government agencies. Fifty-two inmates work in an optical plant that manufactures eyeglasses for DOC inmates and Medicaid patients. Inmates also work in a variety of service jobs around the prison.

The Nash campus consists of 15 buildings including medical facilities, vocational and recreational buildings, a gatehouse, dining hall, a chapel, a 20-cell segregation unit and four 128-cell housing units.

The first prison at this site opened in 1938, a close custody facility known as Nash Prison Unit. In the early 1960s, Nash went through a series of changes, including conversion to a misdemeanor facility, then a medium custody prison and finally to a minimum custody unit. In 1970 it was renamed Nash Advancement Center and then renamed Nash Correctional Center in 1988. Nash Correctional Center became part of the newly built Nash Correctional Institution in 1992. 

Visitation is by appointment only and is scheduled Tuesday - Saturday. Visitors must be on the inmate's approved visitation list. To schedule an appointment, call 252-462-4050 Tuesday - Friday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Visitors must call at least 72 hours in advance and no more than 14 days prior to the visit. Inmates will be limited to three approved visitors per session. Visits will not occur on state holidays, Sunday and Monday.