About Us

North Carolina Department of Adult Correction

Mission

All divisions of the Department of Adult Correction protect the public by collaboratively focusing on rehabilitation, protection, innovation, accountability, and professionalism.

Vision

All divisions of the Department of Adult Correction will work collaboratively to create a safer North Carolina.

Core Values - PRIDE

Protect, Respect, Integrity, Diversity, Excellence

By the numbers

Almost 20,000

Employee Positions

One of the largest agencies in North Carolina state government.

More than $2 billion

Annual Budget

Annual budget of just over $2 billion for FY 2024-25

About 30,000

People in prison

Approximately 30,000 people incarcerated in state prisons

More than 84,000

Supervised offenders

More than 84,000 offenders are supervised on probation, parole or post-release supervision.

NCDAC Strategic Plan 2023-2025

Read or download the full NC Department of Adult Correction Strategic Plan 2023-2025.