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WHAT: The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (NCDAC) will celebrate a significant milestone toward achieving state sustainability goals with a groundbreaking ceremony for a 500 kW solar energy project on Oct. 30. The new 500 kW solar array at Tabor Correctional Institution is one of several major energy improvement efforts underway at NCDAC correctional facilities aimed at achieving goals set forth by Governor Cooper’s Executive Order 80. 

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.

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, this week’s theme from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is acceptance and compassion.

The Department of Public Safety is hosting a hiring event on Tuesday, April 26 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Western Piedmont Community College (Carr Hall) in Morganton.

Governor Roy Cooper today shared a list of state government support resources for military service members and their families as military personnel based in North Carolina are deployed due to Russia’s unjustified attack on Ukraine.
 

RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed March 6-12 as Severe Weather Preparedness Week and is urging North Carolinians to prepare for severe weather that’s common during spring months.

The Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention has named Darrin McNeill the new director of Pitt Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Greenville. McNeill, a former correctional officer for 18 years, began his new duties on Feb. 21.

He comes to the Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention from Serenity Therapeutic Services of Raeford, a private mental health agency working with adults with developmental disabilities, where he was the director.

RALEIGH — Death Row offender Carl Stephen Moseley #0294214 died Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, at 9:58 p.m. of natural causes at Central Prison Healthcare Complex.

For the third weekend in a row, North Carolina is preparing for a winter storm and Governor Cooper and state leaders are reminding residents to be ready for winter weather.

“Today is the day to get the essentials you need, so you can stay off the roads tonight and Saturday if conditions are dangerous in your area,” said Governor Cooper.

State emergency leaders remind people to pay close attention to their local forecast.  Accumulating snow could lead to hazardous travel Friday night through midday Saturday.