Press Releases

Off Duty Trooper and Citizen Rescues Collision Victim

The quick actions on the part of a North Carolina State Highway Patrolman and an associate dean at Campbell University are being hailed today for helping to save a man that had been involved in a collision . Trooper D. L.

NC Public Safety, National Guard Host Job Fair

The North Carolina Department of Public Safety and the National Guard today hosted a one-day career event at Joint Force Headquarters in Raleigh.

Students and adults practice tornado drills Wednesday

MEDIA ADVISORY

What: Statewide Tornado Drill as part of Severe Weather Preparedness Week
            Root Elementary School in Raleigh will host reporters covering the tornado drill

Escaped Gaston Correctional Center Inmate Dies in Single-Vehicle Accident

A Gaston Correctional Center minimum custody inmate who left his outside work assignment was killed today in a single vehicle accident.

UPDATE: Caledonia CI Inmate Captured Friday Morning in Rocky Mount

A Caledonia Correctional Institution minimum custody inmate who left his outside work assignment on Thursday was captured early Friday morning.

Correction Enterprises Employee Arrested for Allegedly Attempting to Bring Contraband into Sampson Prison Laundry

A Correction Enterprises employee is facing charges Friday night after he was caught this afternoon allegedly attempting to bring contraband into the Sampson Correctional Institution Laundry facility.

Inmate Dies in Apparent Suicide

Inmate Michael Grant (#0665675) died Monday at Maury Correctional Institution after an apparent suicide. He was found unresponsive in the inmate dormitory at 3:30 p.m. Prison medical staff and local paramedics responded and worked to resuscitate the inmate. He was pronounced dead at 4:08 p.m.

Public Safety Secretary Speaks to Legislative Committee About Prison Reform Efforts, Shares National Institute of Corrections Report

Public Safety Secretary Erik A. Hooks provided an update on prison reform efforts to members of the Justice and Public Safety Oversight Committee today in Raleigh, including sharing the results of a new independent report on prison industry operations.

UPDATE: Forsyth Correctional Center Inmate Returned to Custody

UPDATE: Forsyth Correctional Center inmate Bobby Abraham (#1054681) was returned to custody Monday morning shortly after he left his work assignment in Winston-Salem at 7:40 a.m. Abraham returned to the facility at 11:06 a.m. He will face charges for his escape.

Conditions Improve, Governor Calls for Patience as Road Clearing Work Continues

With some melting yesterday and temperatures on the rise again today, North Carolina’s interstates and major highways are in good shape, but many secondary roads and neighborhood streets are still treacherous.