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November 12, 2008
NC: New women's prison to hold open house
New women's prison to hold open house
November 11,2008
SWANNANOA – A new prison for women in Swannanoa is holding an open house next Tuesday with tours of the facility.
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Officials will hold a dedication ceremony at 2 p.m., Nov. 18, at the Swannanoa Correctional Center for Women, located off of Old U.S. 70.
Inmates at the Black Mountain Correctional Center for Women were transferred to the new facility in July.
Under a plan approved last year by the N.C. General Assembly, the Department of Correction moved its operations to the northern part of the Swannanoa Valley Youth Development Center while the Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention operates a youth development center for male juvenile offenders in the southern section of the campus.
The facility is increasing to 192 inmates by February 2009. The long-term goal of both departments is for a complete transition of the campus to DOC and to increase the number of female inmates at the center to 454 by late 2010.
Speakers for the dedication ceremony will include Secretary of Correction Theodis Beck, Division of Prisons Director Boyd Bennett and Steve Bailey, Western Region director for the Division of Prisons. Swannanoa Superintendent Debbie Hughes will recognize employees of the facility.
Tours of the facility will be conducted following the dedication ceremonies.
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Posted by lois at November 12, 2008 10:25 AM