Department of Adult Correction| NC DAC

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Correctional Officers - Immediate Openings

Join Team NCDAC!

Openings across the state! Benefits you will appreciate and a generous pay scale! Hiring correctional officers, probation/parole officers, healthcare professionals, maintenance techs, and more!

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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 Operations & 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.

Victims 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

Group of women at Anson CI, wearing purple vests, posing for a photo

July 26, 2024

Anson CI women complete supply chain training and earn scholarships

Thirty-five women at Anson Correctional Institution have completed warehouse and supply chain training. In the class, 17 students applied for—and received—scholarships to further their education.

July 16, 2024

WHKY spotlights Garden of Hope at Catawba CC

Hickory’s WHKY First Talk radio interviews the director of Corner Table, a nonprofit feeding those in need and highlights the Garden of Hope – a partnership with Catawba Correctional Center. Listen to the radio show here.

Four images of NCDAC probation and parole officers

July 21, 2024

Recognizing probation/parole officers

July 21-27 is Probation, Parole and Community Supervision Officers' Week. NCDAC recently awarded its probation officers of the year and recognized other Community Supervision employees. Read more 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 2026.

Hope University

Launched throughout the NC prison system, Hope University provides oﬀenders 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