Orange Correctional Center – North Carolina

Do you know someone in prison at Orange Correctional Center?  Orange Correctional Center is a state correctional institution in the North Carolina Division of Prisons.  This guide gives you all about anything one might want to know about Orange Correctional Center:  How to locate an inmate.  Visitation information.  The prisons’s phone number and address.  How to send mail and money to an inmate.  And much more…

Official Name:	Orange Correctional Center
Year Opened:	1930s
Type:	Male
State:	North Carolina
County:	Orange
DOC:	North Carolina Division of Prisons
Security Level:	Minimum
Warden Name:	R. Armstead Hodges

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Below you have the mailing address and street address for Orange Correctional Center. Use the mailing address if you are mailing a package or letter to an inmate at Orange Correctional Center, and be sure to use the physical address if you want to know the physical location of Orange Correctional Center.

You should check the Inmate Mail and Package Procedures information further down on this page if you are going to send something to an inmate to make sure that you correctly address the item, and use the right protocol for sending a letter or package. If you do not use the correct steps, the package or letter could not get to the inmate.

INMATE NAME & INMATE ID NUMBER
Orange Correctional Center
PO Box 1149 
Hillsborough NC, 27278

Use this address if you are visiting an inmate. You should read the Inmate Visitation Schedule and Inmate Visitation Procedures sections on this page before you visit a prisoner.

Orange Correctional Center
2110 Clarence Walters Rd 
Hillsborough NC, 27278

Take I-40 to Hillsborough, exit 261. Travel toward town about one half mile and the prison will be on your right by the Department of Transportation. From I-85, take exit 164 and turn towards McDonalds. The unit is one quarter mile down old N.C. 86 on the left.

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Prisoners don’t have phones in their cells, so you won’t be able to call the inmate, however, there are cases when it might be necessary to know the telephone number to Orange Correctional Center.

919-732-9301

Inmates can sometimes call out with:

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

State prison inmates don’t have access to fax machines, so you won’t get to fax a letter to inmates, but there are times when it may be useful to have the fax machine number to the prison.

919-644-1395

The email address below is the general email address for Orange Correctional Center. You can’t email individuals using this address. If you need to email an inmate, read the Inmate Email section further down on this page.

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Total Inmates:	180
Total Staff:	44

To email a letter to an inmate you must follow an specific process to ensure that the message is received by your inmate.

State prisoners do not have access to the web.

There are important procedures that you must follow when sending a package or letter to a state prison inmate. If you don’t then what you sent might not get delivered.

before you send a letter or package, make sure to read the links below:

Prison staff open and inspect all incoming general packages and mail. Received general mail and packages may be read as frequently as deemed necessary to maintain security or monitor a particular problem regarding any inmates.

Here is the format for how you need to address a letter to a state prison inmate at Orange Correctional Center:

INMATE NAME AND INMATE ID
Orange Correctional Center
PO Box 1149 
Hillsborough NC, 27278

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Each prison has a Commissary which serves to provide a bank account for inmate monies and for buying things not provided by the Bureau of Prisons.

Family, friends, or other sources can add funds to these Commissary accounts using the U.S. Postal Service and Western Union.

Via U.S. Postal Service: Inmates’ families and friends can choose to send prisoners money through the mail and must send money to the address below and do so in accordance with the steps listed below:

The deposit has to be a money order made out to the prisoner’s full committed name and complete eight-digit register number. It is advisable to use a postal money order, since all non-postal money orders processed through the National Lockbox will be held 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 funds that do not have appropriate prisoner information but only if the envelope you sent it in has a valid return address. Checks and cash cannot be deposited to the prisoner’s account so do not send checks or cash.

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Inmates are from time to time changed to different prison facilities throughout North Carolina, so you might need to find the current location of an inmate using the inmate locator. Follow the link below to look up an state prison inmate.
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 Orange Correctional Center, you must know the following:

• Visitation Schedule
• Visitation Rules
• Visitation Application

Visitation is every Sunday from 9 – 11 a.m. and 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. Visitation times alternate every three months based on the inmate’s last name. Example: A-J will begin at 9 a.m. and K-Z will begin at 2:30 p.m. for three months and then A-J will begin at 2:30 p.m. and K-Z will begin at 9 a.m. the next three months.

Each North Carolina state prison has its own procedures for visitation and these rules get changed regularly. The procedures listed below might be different since this was written, so make sure to also read Orange Correctional Center’s website to find the most up to date visitation procedures.

The visitation guard will make sure each visitor signs the prisoner visitors log before they can enter the correctional facility and upon leaving.

Picture id of all visitors is required. The best forms of id are Driver’s License and Social Security Card; but, a state picture I.D. is OK.

For everything shown below, read the official correctional facility site as this info is changed frequently:

• 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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Section about Orange Correctional Center prison 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.

Details about Orange Correctional Center death row coming soon.

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

Details about North Carolina parole procedures 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.

Information about release procedures for Orange Correctional Center coming soon.

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More information about prison life at Orange Correctional Center coming soon.

• 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 section on news at Orange Correctional Center will be posted ASAP.

A Orange Correctional Center photo section to be added later.

For example, photos of:

• Cells at Orange Correctional Center
• The yard.
• What inmates wear at Orange Correctional Center.

If you have any photos of Orange 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 job at a prison? Do you have experience? Have you worked at a prison facility before?

If so, click here: Orange Correctional Center Jobs

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The official website: Orange 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:

• The right to protection from the accused.
• The right to notification.
• The right to attend proceedings.
• The right to speak at criminal justice proceedings.
• The right to consult with the prosecuting attorney.
• The right to restitution.
• The right to a speedy trial.
• 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.

Click here to share your story

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Info about family resources will be posted ASAP.

A section with the history of Orange Correctional Center to be added later.

Such as:

• Famous Orange 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

Orange Correctional Center Links

The official website: Orange Correctional Center Website
Orange 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 spent any time in Orange Correctional Center? Do you know someone that is a prisoner there? Have you ever been to visit someone at Orange Correctional Center?

If your answer is yes, then you should write a review about it. Tell us about what you experienced so that others can find out what to expect.

What to put in your comment:

• Prison conditions
• Facility and layout
• Guards and prison staff
• Food and commissary
• Visitation
• Inmates
• Inmate safety
• Prison gangs
• Prisoner activities and programs

If you are a prisoner at this facility, include your address if you want to receive letters from people.

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