New Hanover Correctional Center – North Carolina

Looking for someone locked up in New Hanover Correctional Center?  New Hanover Correctional Center is a correctional institution in the state prison system in North Carolina.  This guide tells you information about everything a person needs to know about New Hanover Correctional Center,such as:  Find an inmate at New Hanover Correctional Center.  How to visit New Hanover Correctional Center inmates.  The address and phone number.  How to send mail and money to an inmate at New Hanover Correctional Center.  And much, much more.

Official Name:	New Hanover Correctional Center
Year Opened:	1915
Type:	Male
State:	North Carolina
County:	New Hanover
DOC:	North Carolina Division of Prisons
Security Level:	Minimum
Warden Name:	Ricky Rivenbark

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Below you have the street address and mailing address for New Hanover Correctional Center. Use the mailing address if you are sending a package or letter to a prisoner at New Hanover Correctional Center, and make sure to use the street address if you need to know the location of New Hanover Correctional Center.

Make sure to read the Inmate Mail and Package Procedures information further down on this page before you mail a package or letter to a prisoner to learn how to properly address it, and do the appropriate steps for mailing a package or letter. If you don’t follow the appropriate directions, it might not get to the inmate.

INMATE NAME & INMATE ID
New Hanover Correctional Center
Box 240 
Wilmington NC, 28402

Use the street address if you are going to visit a prisoner. Be sure to also read the Inmate Visitation Procedures and Inmate Visitation Schedule information on this page if you are going to try to visit an inmate at New Hanover Correctional Center.

New Hanover Correctional Center
330 Division Drive 
Wilmington NC, 28402

Travel Interstate 40 East to Wilmington. Take Exit 414 (Castle Hayne, Airport, Battleship exit). Approach stop sign at bottom of exit ramp and turn left. Proceed to stop light in Castle Hayne and turn left onto US117/133. After passing a Hardee’s and a fire department the road will fork, remain to the right on Hwy.133. Proceed approximately 6.5 miles and turn left on 23rd Street. Cross over railroad tracks, turn right onto Division Drive. New Hanover Correctional is located on the left.

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New Hanover Correctional Center inmates can’t take phone calls, so you can’t call the inmate, however, there are times when it might be helpful to know the phone number to the facility.

910-251-2666

New Hanover Correctional Center inmates may be able to make calls with:

• Calling Cards
• Collect Calls
• Dedicated Phone Line
• Prison Calling Plan

New Hanover Correctional Center prisoners don’t have faxes, so you can’t fax prisoners, but there are some times when it is helpful to have the fax machine number to the facility.

910-251-2670

The email address below is the primary email for the facility. You won’t be able to reach prisoners at this email. If you want to find out how to send an email to a prisoner, read the Inmate Email heading further down on this page.

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Total Inmates:	402
Total Staff:	112

To send an email message to an inmate you must follow an specific process to make sure that the email message is received by the inmate.

Prisoners do not have access to the web.

There are special procedures that you have to follow when sending postal mail to a state prisoner. If you don’t follow these rules then what you sent might not make it there.

Before you proceed, make sure to read the sections below:

Prison employees do open and inspect all received general packages and mail. Incoming general mail is read as frequently as necessary to maintain security and safety or monitor problems having to do with any inmates.

Here is the format for how you should address a letter or package to a state prisoner at New Hanover Correctional Center:

INMATE NAME AND INMATE ID
New Hanover Correctional Center
Box 240 
Wilmington NC, 28402

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Each state correctional institution has a Commissary which was created to provide a bank account for inmate monies and for buying things not issued by the facility.

Friends, family, or other people can deposit funds into these accounts with Western Union and the U.S. Postal Service.

Via U.S. Postal Service: An inmate’s family and friends are able to send prisoners funds by way of the mail and must send the money to the following address and follow the directions listed below:

The deposit must be in a money order that is made out to the inmate’s full committed name and complete eight-digit register number. It is best if you use a U.S. Postal Service money order, since all non-postal money orders that are processed through the National Lockbox will be kept for a 15-day holding period, and during this hold period the prisoner will not get the deposit. The Bureau of Prisons will return to the sender any funds that don’t have appropriate inmate information if the envelope has a return address. Cash and personal checks cannot be deposited so do not send any checks or cash.

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State prisoners are frequently moved to various prison facilities in the state, so sometimes you may have to look up the current location of an inmate using the inmate locator. Click on the link here to look up a state prisoner.
Inmate Search

To find other North Carolina state prisons: North Carolina State Prisons

North Carolina Division of Prisons Inmate Search

Before you go to visit an inmate at New Hanover Correctional Center, make sure you be aware of the following information:

• Visitation Schedule
• Visitation Rules
• Visitation Application

Regular population inmates visit Saturday of each month. The population is divided in half by alphabet and half visits on Saturday 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. and the other half will visit from 2 – 4 p.m. for a maximum of two hours. The maximum number of visitors per visit is three (3) (including adults and children). The morning and afternoon visitation session will rotate each month. Inmates assigned to the segregation unit visit by appointment, Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., approved by the superintendent or designee. Visitors requesting a visit with a segregated offender must contact (910) 251-2666, Ext. 251.

Every correctional facility in North Carolina has its own procedures for prison visitation and these policies change frequently. The information discussed here could be changed since this was written, so you should also read New Hanover Correctional Center’s website to read the most recent rules for visitation.

The visitation guard will ensure each visitor signs the prison visitors log before they can enter the visitation area and upon departure.

Photo ID of visitors is required. Appropriate forms of identification are Driver’s License and Social Security Card; however, a state photo ID is OK.

For all of the things shown below, go to the official correctional facility website because this info is changed all the time:

• Visitation Rules
• Visitation Dress Code
• Things You Can and Cannot Take to Visitation
• Special Rules For Children, Special Visits, Pastoral or Attorney Visits

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More information about New Hanover Correctional Center records coming.

Such as:

• Inmate records
• Health records.

If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.

Information about New Hanover Correctional Center death row to be added later.

If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.

More information about North Carolina parole coming.

For example:

• Parole hearings.
• Review boards.
• Who qualifies for parole.

If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.

Details about release procedures coming.

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Information about what life is like at New Hanover Correctional Center coming.

• Activities.
• Daily schedule and routine.
• Recreational facilities available.
• What’s allowed, and what’s not allowed.
• What the food is like.
• What to expect.
• Jobs and work release available.

If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.

A news section will be posted ASAP.

New Hanover Correctional Center photos to be added later.

For example, photos of:

• Cells at New Hanover Correctional Center
• The yard.
• What inmates wear at New Hanover Correctional Center.

If you have any photos of New Hanover Correctional Center that you would like to share, please contact us using the ‘Contact’ link at the bottom of the page.

Are you trying to find a prison job? Do you have any prior experience? Have you worked at a prison in the past?

If so, check out: New Hanover Correctional Center Jobs

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The official website: New Hanover Correctional Center Website

Important Note: If you, or someone you know, are in immediate danger, call 911.

The Victim Rights Act grants victims the following rights:

• You have the right to protection from the accused.
• You have the right to notification.
• You have the right to attend proceedings.
• You have the right to speak at criminal justice proceedings.
• You have the right to consult with the prosecuting attorney.
• You have the right to restitution.
• You have the right to a speedy trial.
• You have the right to be treated with fairness, dignity and respect.

The definition of victim includes:

• Spouses and children of all victims.
• Parents and guardians of minor victims.
• Parents, guardians and siblings of mentally or physically incapacitated victims or victims of homicide.
• Foster parents or other caregivers, under certain circumstances.

There are a number of services and programs designed to help victims and their families. You can find out about these services by contacting the courthouse, or local law enforcement agency.

The Department of Justice Victim Notification System (VNS) is a system that provides victims with information pertaining to their case and/or any defendants in the case. You will receive a Victim Identification Number (VIN) and a Personal Identification Number (PIN) that will allow you to access VNS via the internet or by phone. Here, you will find information about future court hearings, historical court events, and detailed information about the defendant. This will include criminal charges filed, the outcome of charges, sentence imposed, custody location, projected release date and any other release information. The VNS website is updated daily. You will also receive any ongoing information by mail or email.

Have you, a family member or friend ever used the Victim Notification System? If so, was it effective? Did you get the information in a timely manner? Was the system difficult to use? We would like to hear from you, so please post any comments here.

Speak Your Mind

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Details about family resources available at New Hanover Correctional Center to be added later.

A history section will be posted ASAP.

Such as:

• Famous New Hanover Correctional Center inmates.
• Escapes and prison breaks.
• Executions.

If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.

Information About Other North Carolina State Prisons: North Carolina State Prisons

New Hanover Correctional Center Links

The official website: New Hanover Correctional Center Website
New Hanover Correctional Center Jobs

North Carolina Division of Prisons Links

North Carolina Division of Prisons Main Website
North Carolina Division of Prisons Prison Directory
North Carolina Division of Prisons Prison Map
North Carolina Division of Prisons Prison Jobs
North Carolina Division of Prisons Prison Inmate Search
North Carolina Division of Prisons Most Wanted

North Carolina Division of Prisons Visitation Policies
Sending Money to a North Carolina State Prison Inmate

Sending Mail to North Carolina State Prison Inmates
Sending Packages to North Carolina State Prison Inmates
North Carolina State Prison Inmate Phone Calls

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Have you ever been incarcerated in New Hanover Correctional Center? Do you know anybody that spent time there? Have you ever visited a prisoner at this prison?

If yes, then please leave a comment below about it. Tell us about your prison experience so that other people can learn what to expect.

What to put in what you write:

• Facility conditions
• Facility layout and facility
• Prison staff and Guards
• Food and commissary
• Visitation
• Inmates
• Prisoner safety
• Gangs
• Prisoner activities and programs

If you are currently incarcerated at New Hanover Correctional Center, post your mailing address if you want to receive letters from people.

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