The North Carolina Division of Prisons has presented awards to some of the men, women and organizations that provided outstanding support to the prison system over the past year.
“They have provided extraordinary contributions,’’ said Todd Ishee, Commissioner of Prisons. “They have made a major difference in our operations over the past year. Their valuable services have helped to make our prisons and communities safer.”
Press Releases
Bertie Correctional Institution offender Henry L. Bost (#0686470) has died after an apparent suicide.
The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Bret Bullis as the new warden of the Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution in Spruce Pine.
Prisons names Doris Daye as Warden of the Year and Michael Wyche as Correctional Officer of the Year.
The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Mark Fleming as the new warden of Pamlico Correctional Institution in Bayboro.
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.
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. How they escaped is under investigation.
Piedmont Correctional Institution offender Jacob Green (#1678555) has died after an apparent suicide.
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.
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.