North Carolina § 148-37.1 Prohibition on private prisons housing out-of-state inmates

North Carolina Statutes

§ 148-37.1 — Prohibition on private prisons housing out-of-state inmates

North Carolina § 148-37.1

Ch. 148State Prison System

Art. 3Labor of Prisoners

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 148-37.1 (2026).

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(a)Except as otherwise provided in this section or authorized by North Carolina law, no municipality, county, or private entity may authorize, construct, own, or operate any type of correctional facility for the confinement of inmates serving sentences for violation of the laws of a jurisdiction other than North Carolina.

(b)The provisions of this section shall not apply to facilities owned or operated by the federal government and used exclusively for the confinement of inmates serving sentences for violation of federal law, but only to the extent that such facilities are not subject to restriction by the states under the provisions of the United States Constitution. (2000-67, s. 16.3(a).) § 148-37.2: Repealed by Session Laws 2015-241, s. 16C.10(b), effective July 1, 2015.

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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section or authorized by North Carolina law, no municipality, county, or private entity may authorize, construct, own, or operate any type of correctional facility for the confinement of inmates serving sentences for violation of the laws of a jurisdiction other than North Carolina.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to facilities owned or operated by the federal government and used exclusively for the confinement of inmates serving sentences for violation of federal law, but only to the extent that such facilities are not subject to restriction by the states under the provisions of the United States Constitution. (2000-67, s. 16.3(a).)
§ 148-37.2: Repealed by Session Laws 2015-241, s. 16C.10(b), effective July 1, 2015.