The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Elderwin Reed as director of the New Hanover Juvenile Detention Center in Castle Hayne. He replaces the recently-retired Jeff Fritz.
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D. shared an update on the state’s COVID-19 progress.
Governor Roy Cooper and officials at North Carolina Emergency Management continue to monitor the effects of the Colonial Pipeline shutdown on gas supply in North Carolina, remaining in close contact with Federal officials, and representatives in the petroleum industry.
A Central Prison offender with pre-existing medical conditions, who tested positive for COVID-19, has died at a hospital.
A Caledonia Correctional Institution offender with pre-existing medical conditions, who tested positive for COVID-19, has died at a hospital.
Governor Roy Cooper has declared May 9-15 as Hurricane Preparedness Week, joining the national effort to make people more aware of the dangers of hurricanes and encouraging all North Carolinians to prepare for tropical weather. Hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30.
RALEIGH — Cindy Haynes has won the state prison system’s 2021 Programs Award.
RALEIGH -- A nursing supervisor at Southern Correctional Institution in Troy, Rebecca Greene has won Prisons Health Services Award for her efforts to transfer offenders with high medical needs out of two facilities as a pandemic contingency plan.
After countless years and a long history of disturbances, drug violations and numerous calls to the Long View Police Department, this neighborhood should soon see long awaited changes.
RALEIGH — An administrative officer at Pender Correctional Institution in Burgaw has won Prisons Support Service Award for her extraordinary work to streamline COVID-19 testing of the staff at the prison.