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Sauls previously served as associate warden for programs at Greene Correctional in Maury.
American Correctional Association auditors have recommended accreditation be awarded to the Gaston Correctional Center in Gaston County, another step toward full accreditation of the North Carolina prison system. Gaston Correctional is the 28th N.C. Department of Adult Correction location or operation recommended for, or awarded, accreditation.
WHAT: The inaugural meeting of the Joint Reentry Council, established by Governor 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.  The Executive Order also joins North Carolina to Reentry 2030, a multistate initiative to improve services and expand opportunities for offenders as a means to reduce recidivism.WHEN: 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 15WHERE: Governor’s Crime Commission, 1201 Front St., Raleigh
Albemarle Correctional is the 27th N.C. Department of Adult Correction location or operation recommended for accreditation.
Hull previously served as associate and acting warden of Randolph Correctional.
Prison emergency response teams and local law enforcement are searching for Rutherford Correctional Center offender Billy Lee Smith (#0622714), who walked off his job assignment at Marion Correctional Institution in Marion this morning.
MEDIA ADVISORY: NCCIW offenders begin Women’s Field Minister trainingN.C. Correctional Institution for Women will launch 19 offenders on a journey to become college-educated peer counselors and spiritual guides.
The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction has recognized Warden David Millis of Craven Correctional Institution as its warden of the year, and its nominee for warden of the year honors from the North American Association of Wardens and Superintendents.
Officials with the Division of Community Supervision have promoted Shawn Owens to Assistant Division Administrator in Judicial Division 3, effective Jan. 22, 2024.In his new position, Owens will oversee Community Supervision operations in the 3rd Judicial Division, which covers 22 counties in the central portions of the state.
Ronnie Dwayne East #0759613 left a work location in Raleigh this afternoon.