Press Releases

Correctional Officers from Bertie Correctional Institution pulled an American Eagle jet 25 feet in 7.85 seconds, making them the grand champions of the annual fundraising plane pull for Special Olympics at Raleigh-Durham International Airport. 

Inmate Lori Pote #1459850 was reportedly found ill in her bed at approximately 2:30 this morning at North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women. Pote was transported to a local hospital where she was later declared dead, the result of an apparent suicide.

UPDATE: 5/1/2016   5:06 p.m. The State Prison Emergency Response Team has captured escapee William Bailey. He was caught in Winston-Salem without incident around 4:00 p.m. with the assistance of local law enforcement. Bailey now faces escape charges.

The State Highway Patrol is investigating a two vehicle collision on I-95 north in Johnston County near the I-40 interchange that resulted in one fatality

UPDATE:   4/27/2016    1 pm  

As criminal justice and corrections agencies across the country observe April 24-30, 2016 as National Reentry Week, the North Carolina Department of Public Safety is highlighting efforts in North Carolina to help ex-offenders succeed in society after their release from prison.

Inmate Tony Davis #0985653 was found unresponsive in his cell at approximately 5:00 this morning at Lanesboro Correctional Institution.

At approximately 11:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 21, 2016, the Highway Patrol responded to a single vehicle fatality on US 64 eastbound near Shepard School Road.

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice will host an open house at the Bridges Crisis and Assessment Center in Winston-Salem.

UPDATE:  Escaped Inmate Keith Bradley was captured in Raleigh at about 2:30 a.m. 

The State Highway Patrol responded to a two vehicle head-on collision in Warren County near the city of Warrenton that resulted in three fatalities.

Inmate Scott Sica #1412673 was found unresponsive in his cell this morning at Scotland Correctional Institution.  Prison medical staff and paramedics were unable to revive him and he was later declared dead, the result of an apparent suicide.

With the beginning of prom season, the North Carolina the Highway Patrol will conduct Operation “Drive to Live” during the week of April 18,  2016.  The operation will be conducted from 6:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. each day.

A multi-car pile-up or a blazing chemical fire can put North Carolina’s telecommunicators to the test.  They are trained to remain calm and communicate clearly as they relay information to first responders.  Because of them, lives are saved and calamities controlled.