North Carolina Department of Correction - Prisons- Craven Correctional Institution

North Carolina Department of Public Safety

County: Craven

Inmate capacity: 796

Inmate gender: Male

Custody level: Medium

Staff size: 350

Occupancy: 1996

Administrator: Larry Dail

Craven Correctional Institution

Mailing Address:
PO Box 839
Vanceboro NC 28586

Street Address:
600 Alligator Road
Vanceboro NC 28586

Phone: 252-244-3337
Fax: 252-244-3727

Facility #3085
Courier # 16-70-01

Craven Correctional Institution

Craven Correctional Institution is one of the state’s largest prison processing centers. Convicted felons from North Carolina jails enter the system by first going through processing at the 796 bed, medium security prison. During the three-to-four week period that they are at Craven, new admissions are tested, evaluated, and interviewed to determine assignments to prisons, jobs, and programs. More than 400 inmates process though Craven Correctional Institution each month. The $24.3 million dollar prison was dedicated in 1996 and employs approximately 350 people.

Craven
Correctional Institution Visitation is by appointment only. Upon arrival at Craven Correctional Institution for processing, inmates will not be able to receive visits for 14 days. Regular visiting hours are Saturdays 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sundays from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Regular visitation appointments can be made by telephone between 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. (noon) and 12:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. on a first come first serve basis by calling (252) 244-2471

Special visits are available during the week, subject to certain restrictions. Requests for special visits must be submitted in writing, explaining the need for exception to regular visiting.

DIRECTIONS: Take U.S. 17 north towards Vanceboro. Take the U.S. 17 bypass around Vanceboro for about 1.5 miles. Then turn right onto SR 1637 (Alligator Road) for about a mile to the prison.