Record #:

25579

Author(s):

Reid, Dee

Abstract:

Located southeast of Morganton, the Western Correctional Center is known to insiders as “The High Rise.” Considered North Carolina’s most secure prison for 14-to 18-year-olds, the 16-story fortress houses teenagers who are too young for adult jail or too old for juvenile school.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 2 Issue 5, March 16-29 1984, p1, 12-13, il, por

Subject(s):

North Carolina, Western; Burke County; Prison system--North Carolina; Rehabilitation; Juvenile detention centers