Department of Adult Correction| NC DAC

Openings across NC

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First Lady Visits Catawba & Maury

Anna Stein visits men earning skilled trade apprenticeships and completing vocational training programs.

Interested? Learn more here.

Congratulations!

Eleven men at Sampson Correctional graduate from Campbell University, having earned their Bachelor's or Associate's degrees.

NC Gang Prevention and Intervention Task Force

Governor Stein has announced the establishment of this new task force and named NCDAC Secretary Dismukes as co-chair.

Read Gov. Stein's news release

Governor's School Supply Drive

NCDAC-donated supplies dropped off at Lumberton Middle and High Schools this week!

Cabinet Reentry Simulation

Governor and First lady join NC Cabinet members in a reentry simulation hosted by NCDAC.

Prisons/Institutions

The Division of Institutions is responsible for the care and custody of more than 30,000 people housed in North Carolina's state prisons.

Community Supervision

The Division of Community Supervision provides probation, parole and post-release supervision for more than 84,000 offenders.

Rehabilitation & Reentry

The Division of Rehabilitation and Reentry oversees a comprehensive array of reentry programs, services, and resources.

Health Services

The Division of Comprehensive Health Services provides full-spectrum, evidence-based medical care to all offenders in custody.

Support Services

The Division of Support Services oversees multiple, complex operations across agency facilities statewide.

Special Ops & Intelligence

SOIU directs operational procedures and the processing of intelligence that impacts the public, staff and offenders.

Education Services

Education Services provides and coordinates a wide range of training, vocational and learning opportunities for offenders in every facility.

Benefitting NC Citizens

Correction Enterprises is a self-supported agency that fuels the economy and trains offenders for returning to the community.

Administrative Sections

Administrative sections include Combined Records, Internal Audit, Central Engineering, Legislative Affairs, PREA & more.

Victim Support Services

Victim Support Services assists victims and their family members throughout the correctional process.

Absconders

We are asking for the public’s help in locating these absconders - individuals who are actively avoiding probation or parole supervision.

Offender Public Information/Offender Locator

Search by name or offender ID for up-to-date info on NC offenders, probationers and parolees.

News & Updates

September 19, 2025

Vance County Operation nets Absconders, other Probation/Parole Violators

Law enforcement and public safety agencies collaborated this week in a multi-agency search operation in Vance County resulting in the apprehension of absconders and charges against others for violating their conditions of supervision.

September 11, 2025

Applications Open for NC Gang Prevention and Intervention Task Force

The Task Force - co-chaired by NCDAC Secretary Dismukes - will bring together law enforcement, educators, health professionals, community voices, and people with lived experience to tackle gang violence at its roots. Interested in being a part? Click here to complete the NC Gang Prevention and Intervention Task Force Interest Form.

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September 15, 2025

NCDAC releases draft Public Participation Plan

We invite the public to review and provide feedback on our draft NCDAC Public Participation Plan—a new roadmap designed to strengthen how we engage with communities across the state. Learn more and provide your feedback here.

Current Initiatives

ACA Accreditation

As part of its strategic plan, the NCDAC is pursuing American Correctional Association accreditation for all parts of the agency.

Air Conditioning Upgrades

This complex NCDAC project aims to design and install air conditioning at 40 state prisons that lack cooling systems, either partially or entirely, by 2027.

Hope University

Hope University provides incarcerated people thousands of tablet-based academic, vocational, and self-improvement courses available to take at their own pace.

Reentry 2030

Reentry 2030 is a national initiative that aims to dramatically improve reentry success for people exiting prison & for those under community supervision.

Adult Correction