About Us

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

Almost 20,000

Employees

One of the largest agencies in North Carolina state government.

More than $1.9 billion

Annual Budget

Annual budget of nearly $2 billion

About 30,000

Offenders in prison

Approximately 30,000 offenders incarcerated in state prisons

More than 84,000

Supervised offenders

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

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