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Umstead Correctional Center in Butner is a minimum security prison for adult males.
The prison's history dates back to 1949 when State Representative John Umstead of Orange County authored a series of bills requiring the State Hospitals Board of Control to establish a modern prison for youthful first time offenders, 25 or younger by converting the old prisoner-of-war camp located on property at Camp Butner.
The first six youth offenders arrived at the prison's temporary facilities in September 1949. By 1953, work had been completed on permanent facilities which included two dormitories, each with ten private rooms and wards for another 20 beds. There was also an administration building and dining hall.
Effective July 1984, legislation made Umstead a state minimum security prison for adult males.
The prison is on a 40-acre tract of land and includes and administration building, two inmates dormitories, warehouse, multipurpose building, maintenance building, two apartment complexes, duplex apartment and house.
The prison's dental clinic provides dental care for area minimum custody inmates.
Umstead is located in the middle of a residential area of Butner and the facility has no security fence, no segregation area and the facility doors were made to lock people out, not in. This was an important feature of the youth center that has been maintained at the prison. As a result, careful consideration is given to assignment of inmates with priority given to first time offenders and those sentenced for non-violent crimes.
The prison uses a behavior modification program that awards and subtracts points based on behavior. The accumulation of points moves an inmate towards custody promotion and into better housing.
Inmates work at the Department of Human Resources John Umstead Hospital, Murdoch Center, Butner Public Safety Department, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center and the Department of Agriculture farm. Inmates may also work on community work squads, where a correctional officer supervises them in short term, manual labor jobs for local government. They may also be assigned as maintenance or kitchen help.
Vance-Granville Community College works with the prison to provide classes for adult education and preparation for GED tests.
Inmates may also take part in the department's Drug Alcohol Recovery treatment (DART) program. DART provides intensive inpatient treatment with lectures, films, educational and therapy groups, as well as individual counseling. Inmates work with professional staff and peer counselors. DART relies heavily on the principles of Alcoholics and Narcotics Anonymous with group meetings available in the evenings.
Inmates may participate in Yokefellow Bible studies, religious programming offered by volunteers and special mental health programming including horticulture therapy.
Visitation:
Umstead does not have any specialized populations so all inmates may visit on Sunday. Visitation is held between the hours of 1:00pm and 3:00pm.
Special visits require a 24 hour advance notice and will be for 1 hour in duration. Special visits are only allowed for immediate family members who reside out-of-state. Special visits must be approved by the Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, or Program Director I. Appointments for special visits may be made by calling 919-575-3174 Monday-Friday (excluding State authorized holidays) between the hours of 8:00am-5:00pm
DIRECTIONS: Take I-85 to Butner. The prison is on "D" Street.
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