North Wilkesboro, NC Wilkes Correctional Center View
Wilkes Correctional Center has been in continuous service since 1938. It serves as a “work”/transitional unit, which means the majority of the offenders leave the facility each day for incentive wage work assignments in the Wilkes County area. Incentive wage work assignments are also available at the prison in the food service, clothes house, janitorial, landscaping, maintenance, canteen and recreation areas. Other offenders who are nearing their release date participate in the work release program, leaving the facility to work for businesses in the community. Wilkes Community College partners with the prison to provide full-time Hi-Set courses that allow offenders to earn their High School Equivalency. Part-time classes in Basic Computer Skills, Thinking for a Change, Charter Education & Ethics and college correspondence classes are available. Offenders can attend substance abuse group therapy meetings, transitional services, father’s accountability and Bible studies, or worship services. Wilkes CC was one of 51 county prisons for which the state assumed responsibility with the passage of the Conner Bill in 1931. It was one of 61 field unit prisons renovated or built during the late 1930's to house offenders who worked building roads. The prison's original dormitory is still in use..
Wilkes Correctional Center Contact Details
Mailing to Wilkes Correctional Center Inmates and Staff
Inmate Visiting Days and Hours
| Day of Week | Hours |
|---|---|
| Saturday | 1pm-3pm |
| Sunday | 1pm-3pm |
How to Send Money to Wilkes Correctional Center
Family and friends can send money to inmates at Wilkes Correctional Center through approved methods to help them purchase essential items from the commissary.