Press Releases

Juvenile Escapee Apprehended, Returned to Secure Custody

The juvenile identified as first name, “James” last initial “N.” who escaped yesterday during a home visit in Hickory has been apprehended and returned to secure custody at the Division of Juvenile Justice's Stonewall Jackson Youth Development Center in Concord.

Governor Perdue Declares State of Emergency for Eastern Counties

 

Juvenile Justice Intake Decision Critical Juncture for Delinquents

When young people are called to the office of Alison Uhlenberg, her goal is that she never sees them there again.

Uhlenberg is a juvenile court counselor who makes lifechanging decisions about how the state will respond to young people who have broken the law.

Detention Center: Safe for Youths, Too

Stanley Melvin, director of the Pitt Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Greenville, found a valuable mentor in his Goldsboro High school basketball coach in the early 1970s. The late Coach Norvell Lee helped Melvin learn that he has a heart for kids.

N.C. Air National Guard Announces C-130 Crash Victims

Four airmen died and two others were seriously injured when a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) equipped C-130 belonging to the 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard, based here, crashed Sunday evening while fighting a woodland

Staff psychologist: ‘Fixing' broken youths

Dawn Thomas remembers why she is a psychologist, now working at the Stonewall Jackson Youth Development Center in Concord.

Gov. Perdue Announces $21.4 Million in Grants to Prevent, Reduce Crime Funding Targets Gangs, Delinquency and Helps Victims

 

El Gobernador McCrory recibe Informe, insta a los residentes a tomar precauciones para la tormenta

El gobernador McCrory advierte peligro de graves inundaciones tras el paso del huracán Matthew

El gobernador visita la zona de desastre en Fayeteville