North Central Correctional Facility
- Rockwell City (Calhoun County)
- Minimum security
- 712-297-7521
- 107 Staff
- 475 Inmates ±
The North Central Correctional Facility houses medium and minimum custody
inmates who have been classified low risk offenders, including misdemeanants and
felons, which comprise approximately 80% of the population. The institution
emphasizes individual accountability and responsibility. In assisting the
inmates in this endeavor and in preparing for successful return to the community,
the institution offers a wide variety of programs. The education programs are
grant-funded and contracted through the local area community college, and include
GED, special education for eligible individuals, and the Learning Resource Center,
which is a self-study, instructor-assisted curriculum in over 120 academic,
pre-vocational and social skills areas. Self-help organizations consist of
Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and Jaycees.
Work opportunities for inmates are varied, and attempts are made to assign inmates
to jobs that utilize their skills. Inmates are assigned in general janitorial
work, maintenance of the grounds, care of the extensive yard area and gardens which
produce in excess of 30,000 pounds of vegetables annually, assist the instructors
in the educational programs so that other inmates can learn, act as cooks and
kitchen helpers in the food service operation, and are employed in the maintenance
department, as well as in outside work assignments.