Press Releases

MEDIA ADVISORY: COVID-19 Vaccination in Prisons Dial-In Media Availability Today at 2 p.m.

Leaders of the N.C. Department of Public Safety and the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice will be available today for a dial-in media briefing at 2 p.m. to provide an update on COVID-19 vaccinations in state prisons. Please see below for details on how to join the call.

Final Judgement Ordered in Surry County Nuisance Case

After a long history of disturbances, drug violations and countless calls to the Surry County Sheriff’s Office, a Mount Airy neighborhood should soon feel a little safer.

North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women Offender Dies after Testing Positive for COVID-19

A North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women offender with pre-existing medical conditions, who tested positive for COVID-19, has died at a hospital.

Final Judgement Ordered in Davie County Nuisance Case

On January 28, 2021, Superior Court Judge Lori Hamilton signed a judgment for a Chapter 19 Nuisance Abatement action against a Davie County property, 304 Legion Hut Road in Mocksville, N.C.

ALE Raids Illegal Nightclub and Seizes Alcohol, Drugs, and Stolen Firearm

Over the weekend, state and local officials raided two illegal alcohol establishments and seized cash, alcohol, drugs and a stolen firearm.

MEDIA ADVISORY: COVID-19 Vaccination in Prisons Dial-In Media Availability Today at 2 p.m.

Leaders of the N.C. Department of Public Safety and the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice will be available today for a dial-in media briefing at 2 p.m. to provide an update on COVID-19 vaccinations in state prisons. Please see below for details on how to join the call.

Rutherford Correctional Offender Dies after Testing Positive for COVID-19

A Rutherford Correctional Center offender with pre-existing medical conditions, who tested positive for COVID-19, has died at a hospital.

NC Guard support during the 59th Presidential Inauguration

The NC National Guard deployed over 300 Soldiers and Airmen to support the 59th Presidential Inauguration. A security force of 300 personnel, members from the 42nd Civil Support Team (CBRN-WMD), and 10 personnel that operated a JISCC (Joint Incident Site Communications Capability).

MEDIA ADVISORY: COVID-19 Vaccination in Prisons Dial-In Media Availability Today at 2:30 p.m.

Leaders of the N.C. Department of Public Safety and the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice will be available today for a dial-in media briefing at 2:30 p.m. to provide an update on the launch of COVID-19 vaccinations in state prisons.

Alexander Correctional Offender Dies after Testing Positive for COVID-19

An Alexander Correctional Institution offender with pre-existing medical conditions, who tested positive for COVID-19, has died at a hospital.