Facilities · Prison
Central Prison
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina · capacity 752
Also reported as Central Prison Healthcare Complex; Central Prison Hospital; Central Prison Medical Center.
421 deaths are recorded here, from 2012 to 2026; all by name. 407 were executions.
- illness 6
- suicide 4
- undetermined 2
- other person 2
The people
- Michael Vernon February 22, 2026Died in prison
- Paul Pellini June 28, 2025Died in prison
- Charles Theodore Judy June 12, 2024Died in prison
- Dustin Payne April 11, 2024Died in prison
- Van Brett Watkins December 3, 2023Died in prison
- Eric Glenn Lane December 29, 2022Died in prison
- Ronald S. Rhodes September 9, 2022Died in prison
- Larry Joe Scott April 15, 2022Died in prison
- Carl Stephen Moseley February 17, 2022Died in prison
- Lamont Claxton (L.C.) Underwood December 23, 2018Died in prison
- Terry Ball October 18, 2017Died in prison
- Pazuzu Algarad October 28, 2015Died in prison
- Edward Campbell March 10, 2015Died in prison
- Frank Wetzel July 21, 2012Died in prison
- Samuel R. Flippen August 18, 2006
- Ricky Lee Sanderson August 4, 2006
- Kenneth Lee Boyd August 4, 2006
- Willie Brown April 21, 2006
- Patrick Lane Moody March 17, 2006
- Perrie Simpson January 20, 2006
- Kenneth Boyd December 2, 2005
- Elias Syriani November 18, 2005
- Steven McHone November 11, 2005
- Earl Richmond May 6, 2005
- William Dillard Powell March 11, 2005
- Frank Chandler November 12, 2004
- Charles Wesley Roache October 22, 2004
- Sammy Crystal Perkins October 8, 2004
- Raymond Dayle Rowsey January 9, 2004
- Robbie Lyons December 5, 2003
- John Dennis Daniels November 14, 2003
- Joseph Timothy Keel November 7, 2003
- Edward Hartman October 3, 2003
- Joseph Bates September 26, 2003
- Henry L. Hunt September 12, 2003
- William Quentin Jones August 22, 2003
- Desmond Keith Carter December 10, 2002
- Ernest West Basden December 6, 2002
- John Hardy Rose November 30, 2001
- David Junior Ward October 12, 2001
- Ronald W. Frye August 31, 2001
- Clifton Allen White August 24, 2001
- Willie Ervin Fisher March 9, 2001
- Michael E. Sexton November 9, 2000
- David Junior Brown November 19, 1999
- Arthur Martin Boyd October 21, 1999
- Harvey Lee Green September 24, 1999
- James Rich March 26, 1999
- John Noland November 20, 1998
- Zane Hill August 14, 1998
- Ricky Lee Sanderson January 30, 1998
- Phillip Ingle September 22, 1995
- Kermit Smith January 24, 1995
- David Lawson June 15, 1994
- John S. Gardner October 23, 1992
- Michael McDougall October 18, 1991
- John William Rook September 19, 1986
- Velma Barfield November 2, 1984
- James W. Hutchins March 16, 1984
- Theodore Boykin October 27, 1961
- Matthew P. Bass December 5, 1958
- Julius Bunton February 28, 1958
- Ross McAfee November 22, 1957
- Robert S. Conner July 13, 1956
- Richard Scales July 15, 1955
- Lloyd R. Daniels November 6, 1953
- Bennie Daniels November 6, 1953
- Raleigh Speller May 29, 1953
- Clyde Brown May 29, 1953
- Lafayette Miller May 1, 1953
- John A. Roman June 6, 1952
- John H. Rogers April 27, 1951
- James R. Hall March 29, 1951
- Curtis Shedd March 23, 1951
- Ernest Lyles November 24, 1950
- Covey C. Lamm November 10, 1950
- Claude E. Shackleford July 21, 1950
- Jack Bridges May 19, 1950
- Lee Heller January 6, 1950
- Lelander Jacobs December 30, 1949
- Hector Chavis December 30, 1949
- Uzelle Jones December 16, 1949
- Audie L. Brown December 9, 1949
- Monroe Medlin December 9, 1949
- Allen T. Reid December 9, 1949
- James E. Lewis June 17, 1949
- Roy Cockrell March 25, 1949
- Emmitt Garner March 18, 1949
- James Creech January 28, 1949
- James P. West November 19, 1948
- Henderson Wilson June 4, 1948
- George Hammonds June 4, 1948
- James L. Jackson May 7, 1948
- Booker T. Anderson April 23, 1948
- Buster Hooks April 23, 1948
- John H. Breeze January 16, 1948
- Frank Black January 2, 1948
- William Little November 14, 1947
- Marvin C. Bell November 14, 1947
- Ralph V. Letteral November 14, 1947
- J.C. Brooks October 31, 1947
- Grady Brown October 31, 1947
- Thurman Munn October 31, 1947
- Lester Stanly October 31, 1947
- Oscar Douglas October 10, 1947
- Robert Messer October 3, 1947
- Willie Cherry October 3, 1947
- Earl O'Dear October 3, 1947
- Jethro Lampkins October 3, 1947
- Richard McCain October 3, 1947
- Roy Kirksey June 27, 1947
- Moses Artis June 27, 1947
- Woodrow Brown June 27, 1947
- Albert Sanders June 6, 1947
- James M. Farmer June 6, 1947
- Ben F. McLeod May 23, 1947
- Eunice Martin April 11, 1947
- Richard Horton April 4, 1947
- Bennie Montgomery March 28, 1947
- Otis Ragland March 14, 1947
- Calvin C. Williams December 13, 1946
- Herman Matthews December 13, 1946
- Charles Primus November 22, 1946
- Wilbert Johnson November 22, 1946
- Robert L. Nash November 1, 1946
- Edward W. Floyd October 25, 1946
- Fred Deaton June 28, 1946
- Fab Stewart June 28, 1946
- George Walker June 21, 1946
- Gurney Herring May 24, 1946
- Thomas Hart May 4, 1946
- Alligood King April 26, 1946
- Walter Hightower February 15, 1946
- Edward Mays November 2, 1945
- Burnett Williams October 26, 1945
- Henry French June 22, 1945
- William M. Jones June 22, 1945
- Lacy A. McDaniel June 6, 1945
- Horis Hill May 25, 1945
- John E. Messer March 9, 1945
- Elmer H. Biggs March 9, 1945
- William D. Biggs March 9, 1945
- Ralph Thompson December 29, 1944
- Bessie M. Williams December 29, 1944
- Melvin Wade December 29, 1944
- James Buchanan November 24, 1944
- George W. Brooks November 24, 1944
- Charles Alexander November 17, 1944
- James Taylor November 3, 1944
- Wayman Grainger February 25, 1944
- Andrew W. Farrell February 18, 1944
- Alex Harris January 28, 1944
- Clyde Grass December 10, 1943
- John W. Redfern November 26, 1943
- Willie Smith October 29, 1943
- William H. Pool October 8, 1943
- James Utley June 18, 1943
- Bill Bryant June 4, 1943
- Percell Smith June 4, 1943
- Harvey Hunt June 4, 1943
- Lewis Moody May 21, 1943
- John H. Lee April 16, 1943
- Palmer Meares February 19, 1943
- Sam Hairston January 29, 1943
- Daniel Phillips January 1, 1943
- Rosanna L. Phillips January 1, 1943
- William Long November 13, 1942
- Herman Allen October 30, 1942
- Otis Harris October 30, 1942
- Walter Smith August 21, 1942
- Arthur Gibson August 7, 1942
- Robert Sturdivant February 13, 1942
- Roland Wescott January 9, 1942
- Luther Morrow December 12, 1941
- George Peele October 10, 1941
- Tom Melvin September 5, 1941
- Hubert Y. Cash August 22, 1941
- Noah Cureton June 13, 1941
- Fleet J. Wall June 6, 1941
- James Shaw May 23, 1941
- Sylvester Woodard May 2, 1941
- Dolly L. Hudson April 18, 1941
- Zedikiel Smith December 6, 1940
- Lee Flynn June 28, 1940
- Charlie Hopkins June 14, 1940
- Simon C. Gibson May 24, 1940
- Zeb Page April 5, 1940
- Robert Williams March 15, 1940
- Nathaniel Bryant February 16, 1940
- William Young February 16, 1940
- Clarence Rogers January 19, 1940
- Glenn Maxwell January 19, 1940
- Raymond Williams November 24, 1939
- Claude Bowser October 28, 1939
- Willie Richardson October 27, 1939
- Charles Fain October 4, 1939
- James F. Godwin September 22, 1939
- Arthur Morris September 1, 1939
- James Henderson July 7, 1939
- Bricey Hammonds July 7, 1939
- Alfred Capers July 7, 1939
- Ed Alston June 16, 1939
- Dave Burney June 9, 1939
- Edward L. Mattocks May 26, 1939
- James Dixon May 5, 1939
- Bat DeJaurnette April 7, 1939
- Clarence Bracy April 7, 1939
- King Solomon Stoval January 20, 1939
- Baxter Parnell December 9, 1938
- John E. Hawie December 2, 1938
- Ed Robinson November 18, 1938
- George Ford September 30, 1938
- Tom Linney September 23, 1938
- L.J. Jefferson September 23, 1938
- Bill Payne July 1, 1938
- Wash Turner July 1, 1938
- Wiley Brice July 1, 1938
- Apsom Outlaw June 17, 1938
- Lonnie Gardner June 17, 1938
- Empire Baldwin June 10, 1938
- Sylvester Outlaw April 29, 1938
- Waddell Hadley April 29, 1938
- E.L. Smoak February 18, 1938
- Milford Exum February 18, 1938
- James Marshall February 4, 1938
- James Sermons January 21, 1938
- William Perry December 10, 1937
- Walter Caldwell December 10, 1937
- Leroy McNeill August 13, 1937
- James McNeill August 13, 1937
- George Exum August 6, 1937
- A.W. Watson July 30, 1937
- Thomas Perry July 30, 1937
- Hunter Winchester July 23, 1937
- Fred Grey July 23, 1937
- Fred Steele July 16, 1937
- Sam Jones July 16, 1937
- Robert G. Brown July 9, 1937
- Martin Moore December 11, 1936
- Willie Tate November 20, 1936
- Evans Macklin November 20, 1936
- John Pressley November 13, 1936
- George Alston September 4, 1936
- J.B. Carden September 4, 1936
- John Kinyon August 21, 1936
- Willie L. Gallman August 21, 1936
- William A. Hodgin July 17, 1936
- Henry Grier July 10, 1936
- John Horne June 19, 1936
- Marvin Batten May 29, 1936
- Germie Williams May 8, 1936
- Lawrence Dingle May 8, 1936
- Bright Bufkin March 27, 1936
- Ed Hester March 20, 1936
- Jake Johnson March 19, 1936
- J.T. Sanford February 7, 1936
- Thomas Watson February 7, 1936
- William Long February 7, 1936
- Ed Jenkins January 31, 1936
- Allen Foster January 24, 1936
- Robert Dunlop January 17, 1936
- Arthur Gosnell October 4, 1935
- Robert Thomas October 4, 1935
- Oris Gunter October 4, 1935
- Caeser Miller September 6, 1935
- Houston McMillan August 9, 1935
- Vander Glover August 9, 1935
- Taft Williams August 2, 1935
- Dortch Waller August 2, 1935
- Louis Sentell July 12, 1935
- George Whitfield July 12, 1935
- Sidney Etheridge March 15, 1935
- Rufus Satterfield December 14, 1934
- B.G. Green December 7, 1934
- Lester Green December 7, 1934
- R.E. Black December 7, 1934
- Tom Johnson November 16, 1934
- Preston Howard November 16, 1934
- Johnny Hart November 16, 1934
- Emanuel Bettings September 28, 1934
- Willie Crockett September 28, 1934
- George Keaton September 21, 1934
- John L. Edwards July 6, 1934
- Clyde Ferrell July 6, 1934
- Joe. E. Dalton June 22, 1934
- Ossie Smith June 15, 1934
- James Sheffield May 18, 1934
- Mike Stefanoff May 18, 1934
- Theodore Cooper April 27, 1934
- James Johnson March 16, 1934
- Jesse Brooks March 16, 1934
- Walter Thaxton February 23, 1934
- Johnny Lee September 15, 1933
- Bryant Stone September 8, 1933
- Clay Fogleman August 4, 1933
- Dave McNair May 19, 1933
- Hezzie Avent January 27, 1933
- Alec Greer December 16, 1932
- Harvey Wallace December 16, 1932
- LeRoy Lee October 14, 1932
- Noel Donnell August 26, 1932
- Plato Edney July 15, 1932
- Dudlay Moore April 29, 1932
- John Myers March 25, 1932
- Asbury Respus January 8, 1932
- Chavis Herring December 18, 1931
- J.W. Ballard December 11, 1931
- Bernice Matthews December 11, 1931
- Ben Goldston August 21, 1931
- Wilson Autrey August 10, 1931
- Dave McRae February 13, 1931
- Thomas H. Barden February 13, 1931
- Sidney M. Gattis January 23, 1931
- Willie Massey November 7, 1930
- Will Sloan November 7, 1930
- Harvey Lawrence October 10, 1930
- Berry Richardson September 26, 1930
- Aaron Sharp September 26, 1930
- James Spivey May 23, 1930
- James Brumfield May 9, 1930
- Robert Mangum April 17, 1930
- John B. Macon April 4, 1930
- Ray Evans March 14, 1930
- Ernest Fox November 22, 1929
- Willie Buckner September 12, 1929
- Freddie Willey June 28, 1929
- Leo McCurrie April 26, 1929
- Larry Newsome September 28, 1928
- John Clyburn May 25, 1928
- Clarence Thomas April 27, 1928
- David Devlin February 17, 1928
- Hector Graham December 9, 1927
- George F. Bazemore September 23, 1927
- Pearl Mitchell June 10, 1927
- Ernest P. Walker April 22, 1927
- Robert Lumpkin March 11, 1927
- John Williams September 21, 1926
- Fred Jones June 11, 1926
- Arthur Montague January 22, 1926
- John W. Dawkins January 8, 1926
- John McMillan October 2, 1925
- Thomas Robertson October 2, 1925
- George Love June 19, 1925
- Will Williams June 12, 1925
- Jim Collins June 5, 1925
- William H. Singleton May 8, 1925
- Leon Walton April 21, 1925
- Elmer Stewart April 17, 1925
- C.W. Stewart April 17, 1925
- David Jones February 18, 1925
- John Leak January 5, 1925
- Kenneth Hale January 5, 1925
- Vance Morgan November 28, 1924
- Lee Washington December 28, 1923
- John Goss December 7, 1923
- Jim Miller October 5, 1923
- Ed Dill June 28, 1923
- D.M. Nobles June 26, 1923
- Wiley Perry May 9, 1923
- Willie Hardison April 27, 1923
- Robert Williams March 1, 1923
- McIver Burnette October 12, 1922
- Jasper Thomas September 15, 1922
- Angus Murphy September 15, 1922
- Claude Morehead November 30, 1921
- W.Y. Westmoreland November 21, 1921
- Harry Coldwell October 31, 1921
- J.T. Harris October 20, 1921
- Frank Henderson October 10, 1921
- Luke Frazier May 27, 1921
- William Hopkins March 21, 1921
- Jim McDowell December 3, 1920
- Tom Johnson December 3, 1920
- Andrew Jackson November 5, 1920
- Ralph Connor September 20, 1920
- Joe Cain March 5, 1920
- Gardner Cain March 5, 1920
- C.L. Godly January 16, 1920
- Aaron Dupree November 14, 1919
- Tom Guyn June 27, 1919
- Jim H. Warren April 26, 1919
- Napoleon Spencer December 20, 1918
- Baxter Cain September 13, 1918
- Lonnie Council June 7, 1918
- Herbert Perry May 25, 1918
- Frank Moore May 24, 1918
- Willie Williams April 26, 1918
- Earl Nevils March 15, 1918
- J.A. Terry November 9, 1917
- Lee Perkins October 10, 1917
- Charlie Williams September 25, 1917
- Bunk Maske May 25, 1917
- John Savage August 4, 1916
- Arthur Smith August 1, 1916
- Willie Black July 21, 1916
- Lawrence Swinson July 7, 1916
- George Poston February 25, 1916
- Ernest Lowry February 25, 1916
- Jim Cooper February 11, 1916
- Jeff Dorsett January 28, 1916
- Ed Walker January 28, 1916
- Charles E. Trull September 3, 1915
- Willie Bell July 8, 1915
- Howard Craig December 4, 1914
- Harvey Gannaway October 16, 1914
- Jim Cameron August 28, 1914
- Grady Lane August 21, 1914
- Sidney T. Finger June 19, 1914
- R.W. Cobb March 6, 1914
- G.G. Wilkins June 21, 1912
- Brad Bagley May 17, 1912
- L.M. Sandling December 29, 1911
- Taylor Love December 1, 1911
- Ross French November 24, 1911
- Novell Marshall Jr. October 27, 1911
- Norman Lewis May 12, 1911
- Lewis West May 5, 1911
- James B. Allison February 24, 1911
- Nathan Montague February 15, 1911
- Phillip Mills February 10, 1911
- Walter Morrison March 18, 1910
History and conditions
Research on this facility’s history, oversight and conditions is coming.