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It is with deep sorrow we report the death of Correctional Officer Naomi Carroll-Moore, who passed away on Aug. 18, 2022

The American Correctional Association has awarded accreditation to the Lincoln Correctional Center, a high achievement and another step toward full accreditation of the North Carolina prison system.

The American Correctional Association has awarded accreditation to the Wilkes Correctional Center, a high achievement and another step toward full accreditation of the North Carolina prison system.

Class 20 became the Class of ’22.

The 20th crop of future leaders in Adult Corrections was supposed to finish the year-long Corrections Leadership Development Program back in 2020. Then COVID-19 struck.

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Christopher Nichols as the new warden of the Caldwell Correctional Center in Lenoir.

The career of a correctional officer is not an easy one. It is a position that has many challenges and requires a sharp focus on safety, professionalism, and integrity in order to keep themselves and those in state-custody safe. It is a role where if done well, they can inspire and help an offender to succeed once released. Right now, finding new correctional officers has been a challenge in North Carolina and across the nation, but one family that has been with the state for a combined total of 70 years has certainly risen to that challenge. Three generations of the Furr family have worked as correctional officers for the state of North Carolina within the Department of Public Safety (DPS). 

Scotland Correctional Institution offender Marcus Robinson (#0348505) has died after an apparent suicide.

El infractor de la ley James Nicholas Jacobs (1183393) fue aprehendido a las 4:35 pm del lunes 6 de junio de 2022 en el Parque Estatal Lumber River, ubicado en Princess Anne Road, aproximadamente 20 millas al sur del Centro CRV, en Lumberton, de donde el infractor escapó la noche del domingo.

The Division of Adult Correction has named Cathy Judge as the new warden at the Harnett Correctional Institution in Lillington.