A juvenile housed at Pitt Juvenile Detention Center in Greenville has tested positive for the coronavirus.
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An offender housed at Albemarle Correctional Institution who tested positive for COVID-19 has died at the hospital as a result of pre-existing conditions complicated by COVID-19.
This is the eighth coronavirus death of an individual in custody at a North Carolina state prison.
An offender housed at Albemarle Correctional Institution who tested positive for COVID-19 has died at the hospital as a result of pre-existing conditions complicated by COVID-19. This is the seventh coronavirus death of an individual in custody at a North Carolina state prison.
The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has promoted Josh Panter to be the Director of Operations for the Division of Prisons.
The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Theodore “T.A.” Boysworth as the new warden at the Swannanoa Correctional Center for Women in Black Mountain.
North Carolina Criminal Justice Analysis Center (CJAC) announces Part 1 of the study on statewide trends regarding traffic stops in the Justice Analysis Review (JAR) July 2020 issue.
In recognition of the important public service provided by the state’s probation/parole officers, Gov. Roy Cooper has proclaimed July 19-25, 2020, as Probation, Parole and Community Supervision Officers’ Week in North Carolina.
An offender housed at Albemarle Correctional Institution who tested positive for COVID-19 has died at the hospital as a result of pre-existing conditions complicated by COVID-19. This is the sixth coronavirus death of an individual in custody at a North Carolina state prison.
The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved more than $2.5 million to reimburse the Town of Topsail Beach for costs following Hurricane Dorian.
Offender Jonathan M. Lechner (#1134193) died Wednesday night at Pasquotank Correctional Institution after an apparent suicide.
On Tuesday, July 7, at 5:33 am, the State Highway Patrol responded to a fatal vehicle collision on NC 50 at Old Drug Store Road. A 2016 Dodge Charger was traveling north on NC 50 when it struck a pedestrian who was believed to be sitting in the travel lanes.
The North Carolina Department of Public Safety is continuing its efforts to contain and reduce the spread of COVID-19 in state prisons by conducting testing of the offender population statewide.