Topics Related to Adult Correction

Improvements to Correctional Officer basic training implemented

Curriculum restructure improves officer safety, retention, and job satisfaction

North Carolina is changing the way it trains new correctional officers so they are better prepared for the roles they play inside the state’s prisons.

Prison Facility Leaders Encouraged to Communicate, Lead

Leaders of the state’s 55 prisons repeatedly heard two consistent messages from senior management and presenters during their meetings in Raleigh on March 12-13: You are the messenger in your facilities, and it is essential to communicate and listen to your staff.

Western trip proves informative for Prisons leadership

On Feb. 7-9, Interim Chief Deputy Secretary Reuben Young and Director of Prisons Kenneth Lassiter resumed their visits to the state’s prisons by heading west.

Governor Cooper unveils State Reentry Action Plan

Governor Roy Cooper is making good on his promise to make North Carolina safer by helping people leaving the state’s prisons become productive members of their communities.

Hearing from stakeholders: Prison Reform Meetings

Public Safety Secretary Erik A. Hooks and several senior staff are continuing to travel across the state to meet with correctional officers, medical personnel, maintenance staff and other employees who work in some of North Carolina’s 55 prisons.

Future So Bright for 16 Public Safety Cadet Program Graduates

This June, 16 students from Bertie County Schools graduated from high school, and embarked on  the next leg of a journey that began 18 months ago when they applied to be a part of the inaugural Public Safety Cadet program – an innovative program that aims to help more young residents of Bert

'Meals on the Bus' Program Provides Meals to Students; Helps Inmates Learn New Skills

“The meals on the bus go ‘round and ‘round, ‘round and ‘round, ‘round and ‘round…” 

It’s not a typo – yes, I said meals.