Press Releases

Alex Gregory Moore (#1080751) died Sunday.
The NC Department of Adult Correction recognized outstanding employees on June 27th in a celebration at the McKimmon Center at North Carolina State University.
As temperatures climb into the high 90s this summer, the N.C. Department of Adult Correction has taken measures to ensure the safety of people incarcerated in state prisons and the staff that supervise them.
Danarrius Bailey (#0909450) was found unresponsive in his cell Sunday.
American Correctional Association auditors have recommended accreditation be awarded to Mountain View and Avery-Mitchell correctional institutions in Spruce Pine, another step toward full accreditation of the North Carolina prison system.The two correctional facilities are the 32nd and 33rd N.C. Department of Adult Correction locations or operations recommended for accreditation.
A pre-trial offender being held at Central Prison, Charles Judy (#1206985), has died of an apparent suicide.
WHAT: The meeting of the Joint Reentry Council, established by Gov. Roy Cooper under Executive Order 303, issued Jan. 29, which directs all State Cabinet agencies to coordinate efforts in improving rehabilitation and reentry of offenders returning to their communities after incarceration.WHEN: 10 a.m. – Noon, Tuesday, June 11WHERE: Shaw University, Estey Hall Auditorium, 118 E. South Street, RaleighWHO: Council members, honored guests, speakers and a chance for public comment
Secretary of Adult Correction Todd Ishee has named Carol Torres to be the new warden of Anson Correctional Institution. Torres previ
A 28-year corrections veteran, Spearman has experience in offender labor and rehabilitation.
Franklin Correctional is the 31st N.C. Department of Adult Correction location or operation recommended for accreditation.