Pender Correctional Institution Officer Joshua Clark was stuck in traffic because of an accident when he noticed two men wrestling in a ditch and a State Highway Patrol cruiser on the shoulder.
Blog: Correction Connection
Two North Carolina prisons’ food service personnel were honored recently by the Association of Correctional Food Service Affiliates’ Annual International Conference Vendor Showcase in Memphis. Central Prison Correctional Food Service Manager Conell Chapman was presented with the 2019 ACFSA Operator of the Year Award, while Maury Correctional Institution Food Service Manager Clarence Godley received the ACFSA Heroism Award for his actions during Hurricane Florence.
D.J. Loftis could not hold back her tears as she said thank you to a team of people for training her family’s service dog, Apollo.
Under an innovative therapy program, offenders in Central Prison have been crafting Christmas ornaments before the holiday season.
The work is therapy. The offenders are on the mental health caseload at the state’s largest prison.
NASHVILLE, NC – Carefully chosen offenders began the third year of the N.C.
RALEIGH - On Aug. 20, the Prison Reform Advisory Board began work on composing its recommendations on best practices for maintaining prison safety to Secretary Erik A. Hooks.
The latest graduates of the Prison Emergency Response Team (PERT) basic training have joined an elite group of correctional officers in North Carolina.
Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution licensed practical nurse Jane Smith was heading home from work on May 7 on U.S. 421 in Vilas like any other day when traffic came to a halt.
Everyone loves to eat. Now, as far as food preparation goes, that’s another story.
There’s a special kind of therapist making the rounds at Catawba Correctional Center. Her name is Lou Lou. “Good morning Lou Lou,” is echoed every day when folks encounter the friendly greeter.
The walls are white, the counters are antiseptic and the recliners are set comfortably next to treatment stations.
It looks like a typical medical outpatient clinic.
Gary Mohr had high expectations prior to leading the two-day Prisons Leadership Development Workshop on Feb. 18-19. He knew he had an audience hungry to receive skills they could take back to their facilities, and he had the morsels to provide the nutritional needs.
As part of prison reform efforts at DPS, the Office of Staff Development and Training has conducted situational awareness training for prisons’ personnel, including anyone who works in a prison environment such as Correction Enterprises’ employees.
Whenever there are individuals or groups that need assistance, few rise to the occasion better than correctional officers.