Pender Correctional Institution

Do you know someone locked up in Pender Correctional Institution? Pender Correctional Institution is a correctional facility in the North Carolina Division of Prisons. This site tells you info about everything you might need to know about Pender Correctional Institution such as the following: How to locate an inmate here. Visitation policies and procedures. The prisons’s phone number and address. Sending money and mail. And much, much more.

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Family Resources	Victim Resources
Jobs	Reviews
History	Links

General Prison Information

Official Name:	Pender Correctional Institution
Year Opened:	1935
Type:	Male
State:	North Carolina
County:	Pender
DOC:	North Carolina Division of Prisons
Security Level:	Medium
Warden Name:	Ennis Oates

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Contact Information

Here you have the mailing address and street address for Pender Correctional Institution. Use the mailing address if you are mailing a letter or package to someone there, and be sure to use the physical address if you want to know the location of the prison.

Mailing Address

Make sure to read over the Inmate Mail and Package Procedures heading further down on this page if you are going to mail a letter or package to a prisoner to make sure that you correctly address the letter or package, and use the appropriate steps for mailing a letter or package. If you don’t follow the appropriate steps, the package or letter could get sent back.

INMATE NAME & INMATE ID NUMBER
Pender Correctional Institution
Box 1058
Burgaw NC, 28425

Street Address / Prison Location

Address

Pender Correctional Institution
906 Penderlea Hwy
Burgaw NC, 28425

Phone Number and Fax Number

Phone: 910-259-8735
Fax Number: 910-259-5109

Map and Directions

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Use this address if you are going to visit an inmate. Make sure to also read the Inmate Visitation Procedures and Inmate Visitation Schedule information below before you go to visit an inmate.

Pender Correctional Institution
906 Penderlea Hwy
Burgaw NC, 28425

Directions

From I-40, take exit 398 for Jacksonville/Burgaw and turn towards Burgaw on N.C. 53. After about 1.5 miles, you will pass through a stop light and another half mile down the road, you will reach a stop sign. Then turn right onto Timberly Lane and then left onto Wallace Street. Stay on Wallace for about a mile until you reach the stop sign at the intersection with Penderlea Road. Turn right onto Penderlea Road and the unit will be on the right.

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Phone Number

Prisoners don’t have phones in their cells, so you won’t get to call the inmate, but, there are times when it may be necessary to know the phone number to Pender Correctional Institution.

910-259-8735

Pender Correctional Institution inmates are able to make phone calls using:

Calling Cards
Collect Calls
Dedicated Phone Line
Prison Calling Plan

Fax Number

Pender Correctional Institution prisoners don’t have faxes, 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 facility.

910-259-5109

Email Address

The email address listed below is the main email for Pender Correctional Institution. You can’t email inmates using this email address. If you want to find out how to email an inmate, read the Inmate Email information further down on this page.

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Inmate and Staff Statistics

Total Inmates:	764
Total Staff:	325

Inmate Email

To send email to an inmate at Pender Correctional Institution you must follow an exact process to ensure that the email message gets to the prisoner.

Inmate Internet Access

Prisoners do not have access to the Internet.

Inmate Mail and Package Procedures

There are certain rules that you have to follow when sending mail to a state prison inmate. If you do not then what you sent might not get delivered.

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

Mail Monitoring

Pender Correctional Institution officials will open and read all received general mail and packages. Received general postal correspondence is able to be read as frequently as deemed necessary to keep safety and security or watch problems having to do with an inmate.

How to Address a Letter to an Inmate

Below is the correct format for how you must address mail to a prisoner at Pender Correctional Institution:

INMATE NAME & INMATE ID NUMBER
Pender Correctional Institution
Box 1058
Burgaw NC, 28425

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Inmate Money

Each state correctional institution has a Commissary which was started to provide inmates a bank-like account for inmate money and for purchasing things not issued to inmates by the correctional facility.

How to Send an Inmate Money

Friends, family, or other people may add funds to prisoner’s Commissary accounts with Western Union and the U.S. Postal Service.

Via U.S. Postal Service: An inmate’s family and friends can to send prisoners funds in the mail and have to send it to this address and follow the rules shows below:

The money has to be a money order that is made out to the prisoner’s full committed name and complete eight-digit register number. You should use a post office money order, since all non-postal money orders that are processed through the National Lockbox will be subject to a 15-day hold period, and in this time the prisoner will not get the money. The Bureau of Prisons will return to the sender money orders that do not have appropriate prisoner info provided the envelope has a valid return address. Cash and personal checks will not be accepted for deposit so don’t send checks or cash.

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Inmate Locator

State prisoners are often transported to different correctional facilities throughout the North Carolina prison system, so sometimes you may have to find what facility an inmate is at using the inmate locator. Click on the link here to look up an Pender Correctional Institution inmate.
Inmate Search

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

North Carolina Division of Prisons Inmate Search

Inmate Visitation

Before you go to visit an inmate at Pender Correctional Institution, you must be aware of the following:

Visitation Schedule
Visitation Rules
Visitation Application

Inmate Visitation Schedule

Prison Visitation Guide

Inmate Visitor Procedures

Each prison has their own policies for prison visitation and they are changed regularly. The rules discussed here could be changed now, so you should also check Pender Correctional Institution’s website to get the latest visitation procedures.

Visitation Sign-In and Check-In

The visitation officer will ensure each visitor signs the inmate visitors log when they enter the facility and upon departure.

Identification Required

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

For all of the things shown below, read the official prison facility website because this information 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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Prison Records

Details about Pender Correctional Institution records coming soon.

Such as:

Inmate records
Health records.

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

Death Row

Section about Pender Correctional Institution death row will be posted ASAP.

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

Parole

Section about North Carolina parole procedures to be added later.

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.

Release

Information about getting released from Pender Correctional Institution will be posted ASAP.

Inmate Programs

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Prison Life

Section about prison life at Pender Correctional Institution will be posted ASAP.

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.

News

A Pender Correctional Institution news section coming soon.

Photos

A photo section coming.

For example, photos of:

Cells at Pender Correctional Institution
The yard.
What inmates wear at Pender Correctional Institution.

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

Prison Jobs & Hiring

Looking for a job at a prison? Do you have experience? Have you worked at a prison facility in the past?

If so, go to: Pender Correctional Institution Jobs

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Website

The official website: Pender Correctional Institution Website

Victim Resources

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

Victim’s Rights

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.

Victim Notification

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.

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Family Resources

Information about resources for family members of inmates at Pender Correctional Institution coming soon.

History

Pender Correctional Institution history to be added later.

Such as:

Famous Pender Correctional Institution inmates.
Escapes and prison breaks.
Executions.

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

Links

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