North Carolina

The table below displays aggregate COVID-19 data for incarcerated people and staff in carceral facilities located in North Carolina. The State DOC Data Grade represents our assessment of the transparency and quality of those data reported by North Carolina's state department of corrections.

*

The Behind Bars Data Project ceased regular COVID data collection on January 18, 2022.

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State DOC Data GradeView scorecard
Cumulative CasesActive CasesCumulative DeathsTests
Incarcerated PeopleCountPer 10kCountPer 10kCountPer 10kCountPer 10k
State Adult Prisons14,5944,58045145833278,64687,454
Federal Prisons1,1732,49716343983----
ICE Detention Centers----------------
State and Local Youth Facilities182----------5,639--
StaffCountPer 10kCountPer 10kCountPer 10kCountPer 10k
State Adult Prisons4,4903,199----139----
Federal Prisons----14--2------
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Facilities by

FacilityIncarcerated PeopleStaff

Butner Federal Correctional Complex

Federal Prisons

1,173--

Craven Correctional Institution

State Adult Prisons

1,159--

North Carolina Correctional Institution For Women

State Adult Prisons

964--

Piedmont Correctional Institution

State Adult Prisons

771--

Tabor Correctional Institution

State Adult Prisons

660--
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Map of North Carolina with spikes representing the active metric for each facility.

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590

1.2k

Spikes represent the cumulative cases in a facility for incarcerated people

Data Reporting & Quality Scorecard

Data Reporting & Quality GradeF*

This scorecard assesses data reporting and quality for the state department of corrections in North Carolina. Read more about our scoring methodology and to see how this jurisdiction compares to other state and federal systems.

Scores assessed as of December 29, 2022.

*

The Behind Bars Data Project ceased regular COVID data collection on January 18, 2022.

Data reporting for incarcerated people
  • Cumulative Cases

    By facility

  • Cumulative Deaths

    By facility

  • Active Cases

    By facility

  • Tests Administered

    By facility

  • Population

    Systemwide only

  • Vaccinations

    None

  • Boosters

    None

Data reporting for staff
  • Cumulative Cases

    None

  • Cumulative Deaths

    None

  • Active Cases

    None

  • Tests Administered

    None

  • Population

    None

  • Vaccinations

    None

  • Boosters

    None

Data quality
  • Machine Readable

    No

  • Regularly Updated

    Yes

  • Clearly Defined

    Yes

  • Contextualized Historically

    Yes

Prison and Jail Releases Related to COVID

We collect data on jurisdictions across the U.S. that have released people from adult prison and jail custody in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Click a row to view full details.

FacilityPeople releasedRelease details

Alamance County Detention Center

Alamance

204

Greensboro Detention Center and High Point Detention Center

Guilford

1,699

Mecklenburg County Detention Center Central

Mecklenburg

--Minor offenses, Vulnerable populations

New Hanover County Detention Facility

New Hanover

108

Statewide prisons

North Carolina

667
Map of North Carolina with spikes representing the active metric for each facility.
County with a release

Grassroots and Community Organizing Efforts Related to COVID

Our team collects data on grassroots and community organizing efforts by incarcerated people, their families, community-based organizations, nonprofits, and advocates aimed at influencing government agencies to protect the lives of people incarcerated in prisons, jails, and detention centers against the threats posed by COVID-19. Click a row to view full details.

Target facilityCountyDate of actionOrganizationType of effortInternal/ externalEffort concernsSource
Durham County JailsDurham5/22/2020All of Us or None NC, Forward Justice, Participatory Defense Durham, Durham Beyond Policing, NC Community Bail FundCar RallyInternalAccelerated releases
Neuse Correctional InstitutionWayne4/2/2020Freedom fighters (incarcerated people) at Neuse Correctional InstitutionUprising/Protest–Internal, Letter/PetitionExternalSanitation improvements
North Carolina Correctional Institution for WomenRaleigh5/27/2020National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and GirlsCar RallyInternal
StatewideStatewide5/7/2020Coalition of North Carolina prisonersUprising/Protest–InternalCoordinated
StatewideWake11/3/2020-1/1/2021Decarcerate Now NCVigilInternalAccelerated releases