The Columbus Correctional Institution (also CCI or CCDC) is a medium security prison for adult males, near Brunswick, North Carolina.[1] The prison's original dormitory block, built during the late 1930s, is still in use. During the 1970s inmates under the supervision of correction engineers built a recreation area including a 28 cell unit to house inmates who had been placed under administrative and/or disciplinary segregation.
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| Location | 1255 Prison Camp Road Whiteville, North Carolina |
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| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Medium |
| Capacity | 698 |
| Managed by | North Carolina Department of Correction |
| Warden | Jennifer Walsh |
The facility offers adult education and GED preparation classes. Inmates may take courses on substance abuse. The total staff is 241 (as of February 2017) and has a maximum inmate capacity of just under 700.
Notable Inmates
edit| Inmate Name | Register Number | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Sylvester Alston | 0006572 | Serving a life sentence. | Raped and murdered 4 women from 1991-1993.[2][3] |
References
edit- ^ "Columbus Correctional Institution". North Carolina Department of Corrections. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ https://greensboro.com/suspect-in-slayings-kept-to-self/article_109d7854-9891-55bc-bf1d-c369456f6104.html [bare URL]
- ^ https://greensboro.com/serial-killer-admits-to-two-more-killings-robert-sylvester-alston-pleads-guilty-to-the-killings/article_dfb97d56-e0e8-521d-ab94-36029fad66b0.html [bare URL]
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