RALEIGH -- When Sanford Correctional Center was chosen to be the first state prison to seek American Correctional Association accreditation last year, Sgt. Mindil Kennedy-Lindsey was tapped as the liaison.
She worked seven days a week including working “ridiculous hours into the night, and on holidays,” said Sanford Warden Melanie Shelton.
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After countless years and a long history of disturbances, drug violations and numerous calls to the Long View Police Department, this neighborhood should soon see long awaited changes.
On May 6, 2021, Superior Court Judge Robert C. Ervin signed a consent judgment for a Chapter 19 Nuisance Abatement action against Roland Wesley Stout Jr., the property owner of 51 39th Street NW, Long View.
For his extraordinary and proactive efforts to battle the pandemic, the warden at Nash Correctional Institution, Drew Stanley, has been named the warden of the year in North Carolina.
“Drew Stanley has done amazing work over the past year and has truly earned this award,” said Todd Ishee, Commissioner of Prisons. “He has been visionary, precautionary and effective in keeping the health and safety of his staff and the men in his custody as his top priority.”
ALE special agents recently concluded an investigation resulting in multiple arrests and seizures.
In April of 2021, ALE received information of an illegal bar operating out of Roaring River. Special agents found the Brews Brothers Bar and Grill, located at 2055 Greenhorn Road, openly sold alcoholic beverages without first obtaining the applicable ABC permits. Special agents began an investigation into Brews Brothers Bar and Grill, and observed employees sold malt beverages to patrons on numerous occasions.
After countless years and a long history of disturbances, drug violations and countless calls to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office, this neighborhood has worked together with the Sheriff’s Office to ensure their children and families are safer.
On May 4, 2021, Superior Court Judge James Gregory Bell signed a consent judgment for a Chapter 19 Nuisance Abatement action against Jean Clark, the property owner of 171 Strawberry Lane, Lumber Bridge.
Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed May 2-8 as Correctional Officers and Correctional Employees Week in North Carolina, in recognition of the essential public service provided by employees in the state’s prison system.
The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Stephen Jacobs as the new warden of Tabor Correctional Institution in Tabor City.
Jacobs, 53, had been the warden at Lumberton Correctional Institution in Lumberton since 2020.
The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Stephen Jacobs as the new warden of Tabor Correctional Institution in Tabor City.
Jacobs, 53, had been the warden at Lumberton Correctional Institution in Lumberton since 2020.
The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved $1,341,829 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 the repair of roads, embankments, culverts, shoulders and guardrails that were washed out in Anson County by the storm’s fast-moving floodwaters. FEMA’s share for the project is $1,006,372 and the state’s share is $335,457.
The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Edward Basden as the new warden at the New Hanover Correctional Center in Wilmington.
Basden had been the associate warden of custody at the prison since 2017.