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Store Clerk and Juvenile Charged After Fatal Underage Crash

Following a fatal underage crash earlier this month, a St. Paul’s convenience store clerk and a juvenile have been criminally charged.  

State Highway Patrol Preparing for Busy Summer Travel Season

With approximately 35 million motorists projected to take to the roadways this Memorial Day weekend, the State Highway Patrol is making preparations to ensure safe travel on our states approximately 80,000 miles of roadway.

Final Judgement Ordered in Polk County Nuisance Case

Yesterday, after a long history of disturbances, drug violations and countless calls for service, Superior Court Judge William H.

New Technology Partnership to Improve Community Resource Referrals

The North Carolina Department of Public Safety (NCDPS) is using technology to further improve reentry services for the formerly incarcerated.

Search Underway for Escaped Orange Correctional Offender

Correctional staff and law enforcement officers are searching for minimum custody offender Tyrell K. Dickey (#10665910) who escaped last night, May 16, from the Orange County Correctional Center in Hillsborough.

Michael Roach Named Warden at Granville Correctional

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Michael Roach as warden of the Granville Correctional Institution in Butner.

Campbell, Shaw, Robeson CC Chosen to Participate in U.S. Department of Education Expansion of Second Chance Pell Experiment

The North Carolina state prison system now has some additional resources to help those incarcerated better their chances of being successful upon their release. Thanks to the expansion of the Second Chance Pell Experiment, two private universities and a community college in the state will offer incarcerated individuals the opportunity to participate in postsecondary educational programs.

Chris Woods Named Warden at Hyde Correctional

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Chris Woods as the new warden at Hyde Correctional Institution in Swan Quarter.

Ben Anderson Named Warden at Piedmont Correctional Institution

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Ben Anderson as the new warden of the Piedmont Correctional Institution in Salisbury.

Prisons Honors Outstanding Volunteers and Major Partners of the Year

The North Carolina Division of Prisons has presented awards to some of the men, women and organizations that provided outstanding support to the prison system over the past year.

Prisons Spotlights Top Staff

The state prison system, as part of its Correctional Officers and Correctional Employees Week observances, honored Prisons staff for exemplary work.

Bertie Correctional Offender Dies in Apparent Suicide

Bertie Correctional Institution offender Henry L. Bost (#0686470) has died after an apparent suicide.

Bret Bullis Named Warden at Avery-Mitchell Correctional

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Bret Bullis as the new warden of the Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution in Spruce Pine.

N.C. Prisons Honors Warden, Correctional Officer of the Year

Prisons names Doris Daye as Warden of the Year and Michael Wyche as Correctional Officer of the Year.

State Highway Patrol Releases Recording of Wrong Way Driver