General Info

Tyrrell Prison Work Farm is a minimum-security prison for adult males located on 200 acres of land near Columbia, N.C., in Tyrrell County. The facility, built by prison work crews, is designed to emphasize inmate work. It houses a minimum of 500 inmates that are put to work in the community work program, in agricultural production at the prison s farming operation or in other institutional jobs. Tyrrell Prison Work Farm consists of an administration building, central complex buildings comprised of food service, staff offices, visiting areas, clothes house and central control office, segregation building and produce warehouse. On-site dormitories contain 10 inmate housing areas, 10 day rooms, two canteens, shower and lavatory areas, medical and programs departments, a barber shop, library, classroom, chaplain s office and two control rooms.