Storm update
Prison visiting, community volunteer passes, home leaves and work release employment activities that were paused for the winter storm are scheduled to resume Tuesday, Jan. 27.
Press Releases
Governor Pat McCrory announced today the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has received a $679,000 grant award to expand a specialty mental health probation pilot program to Brunswick, McDowell, Guilford, Mecklenburg, Orange and Durham counties. The grant comes from the U.S. Department of Justice’s (USDOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance Smart Supervision program. “This pilot program holds the promise of reducing substance use and recidivism,” Governor McCrory said.
Pazuzu Algarad, 36, a pre-trial inmate facing murder charges in Forsyth County, was found unresponsive in his Central Prison cell during a regular count shortly after 3 a.m. today.
Correctional officers and prison medical staff responded and the inmate was rushed to Central Prison’s Medical Center. Doctors and medical staff were unable to revive him and he was pronounced dead at about 4:20 a.m.
The State Capitol Police Department is conducting an investigation, assisted by the City-County Bureau of Identification.
Inmates at several state prisons across North Carolina raised approximately 16,250 pounds of fresh produce and donated it to local food banks, community pantries and social service organizations this year as part of the Combating Hunger project launched last spring.
Twenty five individuals were arrested for drug violations tonight, after multiple law enforcement personnel executed three search warrants at ABC mixed beverages licensed establishments.
What:
440th Army Band, NCNG personnel and military vehicles will participate in the parade and military appreciation day festivities.
When:
Parade begins at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015, remarks at the Waterfall Stage at noon, all day at the Grandstand race track: NCNG displays - M1A1 battle tank, trucks, rocket sys, mini-C130, Bradley Fighting Vehicle and much more.
Where:
North Carolina State Fairgrounds, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Attention All News Editors:
On Friday, October 16, 2015 at 2:39 p.m. a SUV was traveling north on I-95. The operator of the SUV lost control near the 47 mm, traveled off the roadway to the left, and struck a tree within the median. The vehicle then overturned and came to rest facing south.
There were seven total occupants within the vehicle. Two adults, a two year old child, and a 17 year old were killed as a result of the collision. Three other juveniles within the vehicle were hurt and transported to Cape Fear Hospital.
TO: News Directors, Editors
FROM: Lt. Jeff Gordon, Public Information Officer
RE: State Fair Traffic Alert
RALEIGH -
Due to expected high traffic volume in and around the State Fairgrounds, the State Highway Patrol will be closing the eastbound and westbound exit ramps leading from Wade Avenue onto Blue Ridge Road beginning Friday, October 23 through Sunday, October 25. The closures will only take affect during the following dates and times:
Friday, October 23rd beginning at approximately 4 p.m. until 9 p.m.
The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded a $1.75 million grant to the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice to enhance transitional services for inmates as they prepare to leave prison.
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, the Mount Gilead Police Department and the Troy Police Department joined resources with the North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement Branch to conduct an undercover operation in Montgomery County. This operation was the result of citizen complaints regarding illegal drug activity occurring throughout the county. Heroin, opium, cocaine, marijuana, and prescription medications were among the illegal substances that undercover agents purchased during the operation.