Cabarrus Correctional Center

North Carolina Department of Public Safety

Cabarrus Correctional Center
Box 158
Mt. Pleasant, NC 28124
(704) 436-6519

Built in 1929, Cabarrus Correctional Center is a minimum security prison for adult males.

Cabarrus was one of 61 field unit prisons renovated or built during the late 1930s to house inmates who worked building roads.

In the original prison, inmates were housed in a building that had two dormitories. A modular dormitory was added in 1978 and later removed. A chapel was built in the early 1970s by the Cabarrus Christian Ministries Association and religious services are provided seven days a week by volunteers.

Lawmakers provided an additional 100-bed dormitory at Cabarrus as part of the $10 million South Piedmont Consent Decree construction authorized in 1985.

Rowan/Cabarrus Community College offers vocational classes in Horticulture and classes for GED completion. The New Lease on Life program in conjunction with the local Humane Society trains dogs for adoption during an eight-week training program.

Inmates work in a number of jobs. They may be assigned to Department of Transportation road crews or work under contract for local government agencies. Inmates may also be assigned to maintenance or kitchen duties. Inmates nearing parole may participate in work release, leaving the prison for the part of the day to work for a business in the community.

Visitation:
Saturday: 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Sunday: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Requests for special visits can be made by calling 704/436-6519 ext. 227 or 231.

DIRECTIONS: Take I-85 to Concord and head east on N.C. 73. The unit is three-quarters mile east of Mt. Pleasant on the left.

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