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ACA auditors found Pamlico Correctional scored 100% on the audit for mandatory standards and 99.1% on non-mandatory standards during their intensive inspections, conducted July 15-17.
The death of Michael Quinto on January 8 at Alexander Correctional Institution in Taylorsville was a suicide, according to a final determination by the N.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
David Marshall Gunther (#1072975) was found unresponsive in his cell.
Alex Gregory Moore (#1080751) died Sunday.
The NC Department of Adult Correction recognized outstanding employees on June 27th in a celebration at the McKimmon Center at North Carolina State University.
As temperatures climb into the high 90s this summer, the N.C. Department of Adult Correction has taken measures to ensure the safety of people incarcerated in state prisons and the staff that supervise them.
Danarrius Bailey (#0909450) was found unresponsive in his cell Sunday.
American Correctional Association auditors have recommended accreditation be awarded to Mountain View and Avery-Mitchell correctional institutions in Spruce Pine, another step toward full accreditation of the North Carolina prison system.The two correctional facilities are the 32nd and 33rd N.C. Department of Adult Correction locations or operations recommended for accreditation.
A pre-trial offender being held at Central Prison, Charles Judy (#1206985), has died of an apparent suicide.
WHAT: Quarterly meeting of the State Reentry Council Collaborative (SRCC). The SRCC was established by the North Carolina General Assembly and Gov. Roy Cooper in 2017 and is managed by the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction. The SRCC is made up of representatives from across state and local government whose agency responsibilities intersect with the incarceration or reentry process for people in North Carolina.