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Offenders work on themselves as they build and repair for others

Caswell County's two DAC facilities offer vocational skills that ease re-entry while providing positive benefits for the public.

Sampson Correctional Offenders Graduate with Campbell University Degrees

The following story was published by the Campbell University Office of Alumni Engagement.

Diabetes is a Constant Battle of a Lifetime

In recognition of National Diabetes Awareness Month, Deputy Secretary Stephanie Freeman shares her personal story of diagnosis and living with insulin-dependent diabetes.

Forty-three Probation/Parole Officers Graduate in Classes 9 and 9A

Congratulations to North Carolina's newest group of Probation/Parole Officers. Twenty-two officers from "Class 9" and 21 officers from "Class 9A" (listed below) completed their seven-week basic training at the North Carolina Justice Academy in Salemburg.

A Better Approach to Supervising those with Mental Health Issues

For probation/parole officers, supervising those on probation, parole or post-release can be a challenge. The NCDAC Division of Community Supervision is addressing that challenge with special training and creating mental health probation/parole officers. 

Transformative Program Celebrates ‘Leashing Ceremony’

Caswell Correctional celebrated its “End of the Leash Ceremony” at the facility this week. The program empowers offenders to train service animals, which are then placed in the community to provide help for individuals with medical diagnoses or physical disabilities.

NCDAC Delivers Donated School Supplies to Warrenton School

The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (NCDAC) was thrilled to have the chance to make an impact all across NC in the 2023 Governor's School Supply Drive. Sec. Todd Ishee, accompanied by members of the staff and Warren County School Superintendent Keith Sutton personally delivered some of the agency's donated school supplies to Mariam Boyd Elementary School in Warrenton.

Specialized NCDAC canine teams play vital roles in facility and community safety

Dogs and the officers who handle them have played a key role in the North Carolina correctional system for generations. The dogs’ keen sense of smell, agility, and accuracy, along with the specialized expertise of their canine officer handlers, has helped improve facility and community safety in ways that may surprise many people.

Third Field Minister Program Graduating Class Encouraged to be Positive Influencers in Prisons

The third graduating class of the North Carolina Field Minister Program at Nash Correctional Institution received their diplomas on June 7.

Piedmont Correctional Staff Pull Driver from Overturned Tractor-Trailer

SALISBURY — Adult Correction staff are used to reacting quickly and calmly in an emergency. Four employees of Piedmont Correctional Institution did just that while driving back from a meeting, possibly saving the life of a truck driver on Interstate 85.