Press Releases

A Taylorsville convenience store clerk has been criminally charged following an underage vehicle crash. On Tuesday, June 22, 2021, North Carolina State Highway Patrol contacted ALE after a single-vehicle collision in Taylorsville, NC. The driver and passenger were both underage and had consumed alcoholic beverages prior to the crash.

As traffic is expected to increase this July Fourth weekend, so will the State Highway Patrol’s focus on traffic safety. The AAA organization estimates that more than 43 million travelers will take to the roadways this holiday weekend, which is a record number for July Fourth travel.

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice is actively seeking an offender serving a portion of his active sentence outside of prison who has absconded from his residential location in Durham County. The offender was participating in the Extending the Limits of Confinement (ELC) initiative.

An offender participating in Extending the Limits of Confinement (ELC) who absconded from her approved residence in Burlington recently has been located. Kimberly Jones (#0217004) was serving active sentences for Larceny over $1,000 and Felony Breaking and Entering. She had a projected release date of Oct. 7, 2021.

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice is actively seeking an offender serving a portion of his active sentence outside of prison who has absconded from his residential location in Durham County. The offender was participating in the Extending the Limits of Confinement (ELC) initiative.

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Joseph Payne as director of the Edgecombe Youth Development Center in Rocky Mount. He replaces the recently retired Jameka Jackson.

A team of American Correctional Association auditors has recommended accreditation be awarded to the Tyrrell Prison Work Farm, a high achievement and another step toward full accreditation of the prison system. “This accreditation is the gold standard in the corrections profession,” said Prisons’ audit administrator Paula Page, whose team of professionals assist and guide the facility in preparing for ACA Accreditation. “I am pleased the auditors recognized the hard work our staff do, and our commitment to correctional excellence.”

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice is actively seeking an offender serving a portion of his active sentence outside of prison who has absconded from his residential location in Wake County. The offender was participating in the Extending the Limits of Confinement (ELC) initiative.

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice is actively seeking an offender serving a portion of her active sentence outside of prison who has absconded from her residential location in Burlington. The offender was participating in the Extending the Limits of Confinement (ELC) initiative.

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice is actively seeking an offender serving a portion of his active sentence outside of prison who has absconded from his residential location in Avery County. The offender was participating in the Extending the Limits of Confinement (ELC) initiative.