Press Releases
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 Greensboro, NC. The offender was participating in the Extending the Limits of Confinement (ELC) initiative.
Offender Lamorris W. Rivers (#0830041) died Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at Central Prison after an apparent suicide.
He was found unresponsive in his cell around 5 p.m. The prison’s first responders performed life-saving measures until local paramedics arrived and also worked to resuscitate the offender. He was pronounced deceased at approximately 5:16 p.m.
The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Timothy Jones as the new warden of the Pender Correctional Institution in Burgaw.
Jones, 39, had been an associate warden at Johnston Correctional Institution in Smithfield since 2018.
The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved $2,072,997 to reimburse Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation for repairs to the electrical distribution system due to damage by strong winds, flying debris and blowing rain during Hurricane Isaias in 2020.
In addition to conductor repairs, restoration of the electrical grid included replacement of 27 utility poles and 29 transformers.
Today, Governor Roy Cooper and Chief Operating Officer of the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) Laura Hogshead shared an update on the application process for the N.C. Housing Opportunities and Prevention of Evictions (HOPE) Program. The program is open for a second application period to assist very low-income renters that are experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19. The HOPE Program provides rent and utility bill assistance to prevent evictions and utility disconnections.
Offender Brandon Campbell (#1373886) died Monday at Pender Correctional Institution after an apparent suicide.
He was found unresponsive in his cell at 12:04 a.m. Prisons first responders performed life-saving measures until local paramedics arrived and also worked to resuscitate the offender. He was pronounced dead at approximately 12:20 a.m.
The federally supported Community Vaccination Center at Four Seasons Town Centre has closed after providing 143,659 vaccinations to people across North Carolina.
An offender participating in Extending the Limits of Confinement (ELC) who absconded from his approved residence in Wilson earlier this month has been apprehended.
McLelland Locklear Jr. (#0755307) was serving an active sentence for Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, Carrying a Concealed Weapon, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Substance. He had a projected release date of Sept. 5, 2021. He now faces escape charges.
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 Raleigh. The offender was participating in the Extending the Limits of Confinement (ELC) initiative.
The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved $1,532,882 to reimburse the North Carolina Department of Transportation for road system repairs from Hurricane Florence damage in 2018.
Funding from FEMA’s Public Assistance program covers repair of roads, embankments and culverts that were washed out in Columbus County by the storm’s fast-moving floodwaters. FEMA’s share for the project is $1,149,662 and the state’s share is $383,220.