Press Releases

The Rocky Mount Police Department, in collaboration with the United States Marshals Service and the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, will be conducting a media briefing Thursday, June 9 at 11:30 a.m.

Officials with the Department of Public Safety have requested that law enforcement look into the cause of death of an inmate at Caledonia Correctional Institution.

The first class of three assistance dogs trained by inmates through the “At Both Ends of the Leash” (ABEL) program at Franklin Correctional Center graduated today to be placed with people with disabilities.

WHAT: Governor’s Crime Commission Quarterly Meeting

WHEN: Thursday, June 2, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday, June 3, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Death row inmate Bernard Lamp #0946174 died this morning at Rex Hospital of apparent natural causes.    Lamp was convicted and sentenced to death in 2014 for the 2007 murder of Bonnie Lou Irvine in Iredell County.

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Daren Bruce as the new superintendent at Wilkes Correctional Center in North Wilkesboro.

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Kevin Barnes as the new administrator at Warren Correctional Institution in Manson.

Fifty percent of the people ejected from a vehicle crash are killed, according to the commander of the North Carolina Highway Patrol, Colonel Bill Grey.

Governor Pat McCrory received recommendations from the Governor's Substance Abuse and Underage Drinking Prevention and Treatment Task Force today presented by Task Force co-chairman and ABC Commission Chairman Jim Gardner.

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Kristie Stanback as the new superintendent at Hoke Correctional Institution in McCain.  Stanback is a 20-year corrections veteran who most recently served as assistant superintendent for custody and operations at Hoke CI.