Press Releases

Media Advisory: Joint Reentry Council to Meet Thursday in Raleigh

WHAT: Monthly meeting of the North Carolina Joint Reentry Council to coordinate efforts in improving rehabilitation and reentry of offenders returning to their communities after incarceration. 

WHEN: Thursday, Jan. 23, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Media Notification: Post Release Supervision and Parole Commission - Leslie Davis

RE:     Leslie E. Davis 0101883

COUNTY AND COURT:     Carteret County; Superior Court

Piedmont CI offender dies in apparent suicide

David Whittington (#1475686) died today, the result of an apparent suicide. Whittington was found unresponsive Jan. 14 in his cell at Piedmont Correctional Institution in Salisbury.  He had been hospitalized since then.

Greene CI offender dies in apparent suicide

Samuel Shore #1378597 died yesterday in an apparent suicide at Greene Correctional Institution in Maury.

Albemarle Correctional offender dies in apparent suicide

Ivan Jahir Blanco #1709156 died this morning in an apparent suicide.

Missing work release offender returned to custody

Corrections and law enforcement officers are seeking Kevin Worsham (#0846675) who left a work release assignment this evening in Teachey, NC.

Media Notification: Post Release Supervision and Parole Commission - Charles Graves

RE:     Charles P. Graves 0481676

COUNTY AND COURT:     Mecklenburg County; Superior Court

CRIME AND SENTENCE:      93 CRS 031633 Murder Second Degree; Life 

Media Notification: Post Release Supervision and Parole Commission - Anthony Coward

RE:     Anthony Coward 0089895

COUNTY AND COURT:     Pitt County; Superior Court

John Corwin Promoted to JDM in District 5

Officials with the NC Department of Adult Correction (NCDAC)  have promoted John Corwin to the position of Judicial District Manager II in Judicial District 5, effective January 13, 2025.

Six more NCDAC facilities earn ACA accreditation

Fully accredited NCDAC operations now total 38, including 33 of 55 prisons.