Press Releases

Prisons’ leadership continues to consolidate some of its operations to help mitigate the surge of COVID-19 in North Carolina and its impact on the prison system.

RALEIGH -- The North Carolina Criminal Justice Analysis Center has released its latest study of statewide trends regarding “who” and “why” individuals are involved in traffic stops in its December 2020 issue of the

An Anson Correctional Institution offender who tested positive for COVID-19 has died at a hospital.

A Mountain View Correctional Institution offender with pre-existing medical conditions, who tested positive for COVID-19, has died at a hospital.

A Nash Correctional Institution offender with pre-existing medical conditions, who tested positive for COVID-19, has died at a hospital.

Winter Weather Preparedness Week is Dec. 6 - 12 and Governor Roy Cooper is encouraging North Carolinians to plan and prepare now, before potentially dangerous winter weather arrives. 

A Tabor Correctional Institution offender with pre-existing medical conditions, who tested positive for COVID-19, has died at a hospital.

What: Governor’s Crime Commission Quarterly Meeting

When: Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.

While today officially marks the end of the 2020 Hurricane Season, other types of weather are threatening North Carolina, as a winter storm affects western counties and severe storms are possible in the East.

 The North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission suspended the ABC permits for a Charlotte business, Club Onyx, on November 27.