Department of Public Safety Secretary Erik A. Hooks has named Brian Jones to be the new director of Private Protective Services. He comes to the department from the Durham County Sheriff’s Office, where he was director of planning and development. He will assume his new duties August 21.
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Inmate Richard B. Dwyer (#1327349) died this morning at Lanesboro Correctional Institution after an apparent suicide. He was found unresponsive in his cell at about 10:15 a.m. Prison medical staff and local paramedics responded and worked to resuscitate the inmate, but were unsuccessful.
What: Convocation for the start of the N.C. Field Minister Program
When: August 21, 2017
Time: 10 a.m.
Death row inmate Davy Stephens, 62, died Wednesday of natural causes at Central Prison.
Nearly 40 law enforcement and probation/parole officers, as well as support staff from state, local and federal agencies, joined forces this week for Operation Summer Magic, an enforcement operation that served outstanding criminal warrants and conducted compliance checks on high risk and violent
Governor Roy Cooper today encouraged visitors to return to Hatteras and Ocracoke islands when evacuation orders lift at noon tomorrow following the restoration of power.
Department of Public Safety Chief Deputy Secretary W.
In an effort to improve safety at state prisons, the Department of Public Safety is launching a new approach to train newly hired correctional officers more quickly.
Department of Public Safety Chief Deputy Secretary W. David Guice today named Annie Harvey as the new Deputy Director of Prisons, effective today.
The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Larry Marion as the new superintendent at Orange Correctional Center in Hillsborough.