Press Releases

Governor Roy Cooper today urged authorities to work quickly to restore power to Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands following the major outage that occurred there yesterday afternoon.

Governor Roy Cooper today signed into law Senate Bill 445, a law that reduces the wait time for criminal record expungement for first-time, non-violent offenders.

Nearly 80 law enforcement officers and support staff from state, local and federal agencies joined forces this week for Operation Heatwave, an enforcement operation that served outstanding criminal warrants and conducted compliance checks on high risk and violent offenders on probation and parole

Nearly 40 law enforcement officers and support staff from state, local and federal agencies joined forces on Thursday for Operation Summer Thunder, an enforcement operation that investigated gang activity in Richmond County.

Governor Roy Cooper has signed a State of Emergency declaration and waived weight and hours of service restrictions due to a major power outage on Hatteras Island in Dare County and Ocracoke Island in Hyde County.

WHEN: Friday, July 28, 11:30 a.m. WHERE: Scotland County Emergency Operations Center 1403 West Boulevard Laurinburg, NC 28352

                                   

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Stephanie Freeman as the director of its Office of Staff Development and Training (OSDT).

Approximately 100 state, local and federal officers combined forces this week in Wake County to conduct searches of high-risk individuals on probation or parole supervision and to seek others wanted on outstanding criminal warrants.

The North Carolina House and Senate both unanimously passed memorial resolutions Tuesday, June 27, that honored Correctional Sgt. Meggan Callahan, who died on April 26 after suffering injuries inflicted by an inmate at Bertie Correctional Institution. Sgt.

Nonprofits operating in 13 hard-hit North Carolina counties will get $810,000 to help volunteers rebuild homes damaged by Hurricane Matthew, Governor Roy Cooper said today during a visit to Robeson and Columbus counties.

Nonprofits operating in 13 hard-hit North Carolina counties will get $810,000 to help volunteers rebuild homes damaged by Hurricane Matthew, Governor Roy Cooper said today during a visit to Robeson and Columbus counties.

At three North Carolina prisons, inmates are getting behind the wheel and learning new skills in commercial driving, with aspirations of working as truck or bus drivers after their release from prison

A Tabor Correctional Institution inmate who left his work assignment on Tuesday is back in custody after being captured today at 1 a.m.