Press Releases

Bertie Correctional Offender Dies in Apparent Suicide

Bertie Correctional Institution offender Henry L. Bost (#0686470) has died after an apparent suicide.

N.C. Prisons Honors Warden, Correctional Officer of the Year

Prisons names Doris Daye as Warden of the Year and Michael Wyche as Correctional Officer of the Year.

Mark Fleming Named Warden at Pamlico Correctional Institution

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Mark Fleming as the new warden of Pamlico Correctional Institution in Bayboro.

State Prisons to Host Hiring Event at Western Piedmont Community College for 17 Locations

The Department of Public Safety is hosting a hiring event on Tuesday, April 26 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Western Piedmont Community College (Carr Hall) in Morganton.

Search Underway for Two Escaped Offenders from Robeson CRV

Updated: Two offenders who escaped from a prison facility in Lumberton yesterday were caught on foot around three hours later by Department of Public Safety searchers. They were sent to a higher custody level facility and will be charged with felony escape.

Hundreds Charged in Statewide ALE Operation

Friday night, ALE special agents charged 259 people for alcohol, drug, firearm, driving and gambling offenses during a statewide partnership with local, state, and federal agencies. Each district targeted violence and illegal activity anywhere alcohol was sold, whether legally or illegally.

High Point Search Warrants Conclude ALE Investigation

ALE and the High Point Police Department yesterday raided three illegal alcohol outlets which resulted in the seizure of drugs and alcoholic beverages. The investigations stemmed from community complaints of illegal sales of alcoholic beverages in the High Point area. 

April Shoup Named Warden at Western Correctional

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named April Shoup as the new warden of the Western Correctional Center for Women in Black Mountain.

Piedmont Correctional Offender Dies of Apparent Suicide

Piedmont Correctional Institution offender Jacob Green (#1678555) has died after an apparent suicide.

Offender at Bertie Correctional Offender Dies in Assault

Offender Semajs Short (#1539014), 24, died after he was attacked in a housing area at the prison by a number of other offenders at 2:14 p.m. today.