Press Releases

Franklin Correctional advances toward ACA accreditation

Franklin Correctional is the 31st N.C. Department of Adult Correction location or operation recommended for accreditation.

Offender dies from apparent suicide at Foothills Correctional

Offender Jeffery Riley Hoke (#0186852) was found unresponsive in his cell Sunday morning.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Joint Reentry Council Meeting on May 16

The May meeting of the NC Joint Reentry Council will take place in Raleigh.

Offender's death confirmed as suicide

Dustin M. Grimes died Nov. 1, 2023.

Department of Adult Correction honors top prison employees

Thomas Dula of Alexander Correctional Institution is named Correctional Officer of the Year.

With new funding, Local Reentry Councils expanding to support people leaving incarceration

Secretary of Adult Correction Todd Ishee recently announced a $1.9 million investment from the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction to support local reentry councils working to assist formerly incarcerated people returning to North Carolina’s communities.

Offender dies from apparent suicide at Harnett Correctional Institution

Harnett Correctional Institution offender Erik Ramsey (#1616562) has died of an apparent suicide.

Scotland Correctional Institution offender dies after assault

Christopher Michael Edwards (#1581454) was pronounced dead around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Statement from Secretary Todd Ishee on Charlotte shooting

Tonight we are mourning the loss of two members of our corrections family, killed today in a tragic shooting in Charlotte.

Officials seeking escapee from Rutherford Correctional Center

Corrections and law enforcement officials are seeking Roy Buff #1005898, who left Rutherford Correctional Center shortly after 1 p.m. today during family visitation.