Catawba Correctional Center Mailing and Street Address: 1347 Prison Camp Road, Newton, NC 28658Phone: 828-466-5521County: CatawbaOffender capacity: 246Facility type: Male, Minimum Custody Visitation Information The Coronavirus pandemic has impacted visitation at all prison facilities. Review the latest restrictions before planning a visit. Learn how to protect yourself from the coronavirus. Visit the NCDHHS COVID-19 website. To learn what else Prisons is doing to combat coronavirus, click here. Directions Catawba Correctional Center is located south of Newton on US 321 Business. From Interstate 40, US 321 Business can be accessed easily from either exit 128 or exit 133. After turning south onto US 321 Business in Conover, go approximately seven miles to Prison Camp Road and turn left. The prison is about a quarter-mile on the left. SENDING MAIL TO OFFENDERS The N.C. Department of Public Safety has changed the way offenders receive mail. To help keep contraband out of prisons, all mail to offenders must be sent through a private company, TextBehind. You must address mail to offenders in this way, or it will be returned: Offender Name and OPUS Number Prison Name P.O. Box 247 Phoenix, MD 21131 Examples: John Doe #1234567 Jane Doe #7654321 Polk Correctional Institution N.C. Correctional Institution for Women P.O. Box 247 P.O. Box 247 Phoenix, MD 21131 Phoenix, MD 21131 IMPORTANT: The return address (at the top left of the envelope) must contain both the full first name and the full last name of the sender. Do not use initials. TextBehind will return mail that does not provide the sender's full first and last names. The state’s prisons for women have been using TextBehind since February 2020. Here’s how it works: Offender mail is addressed and delivered to TextBehind. TextBehind will make digital copies of the contents. TextBehind will forward the digital files to the prison. The prison will print acceptable pages and deliver them to the offender. You may also download the TextBehind app to send mail by a smartphone or computer, avoiding paper mail sent via the U.S. Postal Service. Offenders will continue to receive all acceptable contents of the mail you send — letters, photos, cards, artwork, etc. For more information about TextBehind, including a short video, click here. Click here for Frequently Asked Questions. TextBehind will not accept packages or legal mail. For more information on sending packages or legal mail, see the FAQs. You can also contact the prison where the offender is currently assigned. All Prison facilities encourage family and friends to write to offenders. For security reasons, all incoming mail is checked to see if it contains any illegal or unauthorized items. Outgoing mail from offenders may also be checked. Personal letters will not be read unless the officer-in-charge or designee has reason to believe the letter contains threats of harm or criminal activity, escape plans or plans to violate prison rules. If the officer-in-charge decides to delay or not deliver the letter to the offender, the offender will be told in writing the reason for this action. Incoming mail from lawyers, any legal aid service assisting offenders, or state and federal court officials must be opened in the presence of the offender before it is checked for illegal or unauthorized items. For information regarding sending money to offenders, ordering packages for offenders or about the offender telephone system, please click the links. Overview Established in 1932, Catawba Correctional Center is a minimum security prison for adult males. Offenders are provided transitional programs such as Male Nurturing, Chaplaincy Re-entry Program, DACDP Intermediate Treatment, GED tutoring and testing. These programs aid the offenders upon their release. Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous support groups are also represented. Approximately 50 inmates participate in the work release program. which allows them to be employed by private-sector employers to begin their readjustment to the community and earn a wage that can be used to support their children and families, as well as to pay restitution. Offenders may be assigned to a wide range of jobs that include kitchen, janitorial, unit maintenance, or Department of Transportation crews. Offenders are also able to participate in a vocational program offered by Catawba Valley Community College. Catawba was one of 61 field unit prisons renovated or built during the 1930's to house offenders who worked building roads. The prison's original housing unit with two dormitories was renovated in the mid 1980's.
Catawba Correctional Center Mailing and Street Address: 1347 Prison Camp Road, Newton, NC 28658Phone: 828-466-5521County: CatawbaOffender capacity: 246Facility type: Male, Minimum Custody Visitation Information The Coronavirus pandemic has impacted visitation at all prison facilities. Review the latest restrictions before planning a visit. Learn how to protect yourself from the coronavirus. Visit the NCDHHS COVID-19 website. To learn what else Prisons is doing to combat coronavirus, click here. Directions Catawba Correctional Center is located south of Newton on US 321 Business. From Interstate 40, US 321 Business can be accessed easily from either exit 128 or exit 133. After turning south onto US 321 Business in Conover, go approximately seven miles to Prison Camp Road and turn left. The prison is about a quarter-mile on the left. SENDING MAIL TO OFFENDERS The N.C. Department of Public Safety has changed the way offenders receive mail. To help keep contraband out of prisons, all mail to offenders must be sent through a private company, TextBehind. You must address mail to offenders in this way, or it will be returned: Offender Name and OPUS Number Prison Name P.O. Box 247 Phoenix, MD 21131 Examples: John Doe #1234567 Jane Doe #7654321 Polk Correctional Institution N.C. Correctional Institution for Women P.O. Box 247 P.O. Box 247 Phoenix, MD 21131 Phoenix, MD 21131 IMPORTANT: The return address (at the top left of the envelope) must contain both the full first name and the full last name of the sender. Do not use initials. TextBehind will return mail that does not provide the sender's full first and last names. The state’s prisons for women have been using TextBehind since February 2020. Here’s how it works: Offender mail is addressed and delivered to TextBehind. TextBehind will make digital copies of the contents. TextBehind will forward the digital files to the prison. The prison will print acceptable pages and deliver them to the offender. You may also download the TextBehind app to send mail by a smartphone or computer, avoiding paper mail sent via the U.S. Postal Service. Offenders will continue to receive all acceptable contents of the mail you send — letters, photos, cards, artwork, etc. For more information about TextBehind, including a short video, click here. Click here for Frequently Asked Questions. TextBehind will not accept packages or legal mail. For more information on sending packages or legal mail, see the FAQs. You can also contact the prison where the offender is currently assigned. All Prison facilities encourage family and friends to write to offenders. For security reasons, all incoming mail is checked to see if it contains any illegal or unauthorized items. Outgoing mail from offenders may also be checked. Personal letters will not be read unless the officer-in-charge or designee has reason to believe the letter contains threats of harm or criminal activity, escape plans or plans to violate prison rules. If the officer-in-charge decides to delay or not deliver the letter to the offender, the offender will be told in writing the reason for this action. Incoming mail from lawyers, any legal aid service assisting offenders, or state and federal court officials must be opened in the presence of the offender before it is checked for illegal or unauthorized items. For information regarding sending money to offenders, ordering packages for offenders or about the offender telephone system, please click the links. Overview Established in 1932, Catawba Correctional Center is a minimum security prison for adult males. Offenders are provided transitional programs such as Male Nurturing, Chaplaincy Re-entry Program, DACDP Intermediate Treatment, GED tutoring and testing. These programs aid the offenders upon their release. Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous support groups are also represented. Approximately 50 inmates participate in the work release program. which allows them to be employed by private-sector employers to begin their readjustment to the community and earn a wage that can be used to support their children and families, as well as to pay restitution. Offenders may be assigned to a wide range of jobs that include kitchen, janitorial, unit maintenance, or Department of Transportation crews. Offenders are also able to participate in a vocational program offered by Catawba Valley Community College. Catawba was one of 61 field unit prisons renovated or built during the 1930's to house offenders who worked building roads. The prison's original housing unit with two dormitories was renovated in the mid 1980's.
