Topics Related to Prisons
Secretary of Adult Correction Todd Ishee has named Ramon Gutierrez as the new warden of Sanford Correctional Center.
Dogs and the officers who handle them have played a key role in the North Carolina correctional system for generations. The dogs’ keen sense of smell, agility, and accuracy, along with the specialized expertise of their canine officer handlers, has helped improve facility and community safety in ways that may surprise many people.
American Correctional Association auditors have recommended accreditation be awarded to the Craven Correctional Institution, a high achievement, and another step toward full accreditation of the North Carolina prison system.
Secretary of Adult Correction Todd Ishee has named Stephen Waddell as the new warden of Maury Correctional Institution in Maury.
American Correctional Association auditors have recommended accreditation be awarded to the Caldwell Correctional Center, a high achievement and another step toward full accreditation of the North Carolina prison system.
The first air conditioning project is complete in a long-term process to cool all housing areas in the North Carolina prison system, and hundreds more beds are on schedule to be air-conditioned by the end of July.
Tyrrell Prison Work Farm offender Michael F. Crumbley (#0094464) has died from injuries sustained as a result of an assault by other offenders on June 9. Crumbley was pronounced deceased today at 1:33 a.m. at an outside medical facility.
The third graduating class of the North Carolina Field Minister Program at Nash Correctional Institution received their diplomas on June 7.
The N.C. Department of Adult Correction honored its top Prisons employees and outside volunteers Wednesday, May 3.
Secretary of Adult Correction Todd Ishee has named Travis Byrd as the new warden of Craggy Correctional Center.