Press Releases

Help is now available for local governments working to recover from Hurricane Florence, with more than $7 million in grants and loans already provided, Governor Roy Cooper announced today.

The N.C. Department of Public Safety honored a dozen Division of Prisons staff members today in their individual fields as Employees of the Year for their exemplary work or generous acts that benefited the agency and their communities.

As portions of western and central North Carolina prepare for another round of winter weather expected to begin tonight, Governor Roy Cooper reminds people to be prepared and to be cautious when traveling in wintry conditions.

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Peter Buchholtz as the new Region Director for the South Central Region with an office in McCain.

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named LaDonna Browning as the new Region Director for the Western Region with an office in Valdese.

Area residents can get tips and advice on how to protect their families and their homes from future disasters at community mitigation resiliency workshops.

More than 550 offenders were evacuated from Pamlico Correctional Institution in Bayboro today without incident after an electrical switch gearbox caught fire last night.

A Craggy Correctional Center inmate who left his work assignment on Feb. 7 is back in custody after being captured today. 

Members of the Woodfin Police Department captured inmate Steven W. Coleman (#0082606) at approximately 3:30 a.m. 

To strengthen school safety and help prevent school shootings, North Carolina schools needs to ramp up training for law enforcement and educators, improve physical security at schools, gather better information about potential threats, and invest in more mental health support for schools.

State correctional officers and local law enforcement are seeking Craggy Correctional Center minimum custody inmate Steven W. Coleman (#0082606), who was reported missing from his approved work assignment in Woodfin in Buncombe County on Thursday.