Press Releases

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol held its annual memorial ceremony today in Raleigh in remembrance of 67 fallen members.  Remarks were delivered by Colonel Glenn McNeill Jr., commander of the State Highway Patrol.

The majority of offenders in the state prison system who tested positive for COVID-19 are now presumed to have recovered pursuant to guidance issued yesterday by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved more than $7.5 million to reimburse the City of New Bern to replace a recreational facility damaged during Hurricane Florence.

The State of North Carolina and FEMA are announcing more than $3.6 million to reimburse Hurricane Florence-related expenses to the City of Wilmington.  The funds reimburse repairs to various flood control systems including culverts, drainage channels and retention basins across Wilmington.

The White House and FEMA have granted Governor Roy Cooper’s April 9 request for a federal disaster declaration for eighteen counties that suffered damages from severe storms, flooding and tornadoes in February.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has granted North Carolina’s request to extend its non-congregate sheltering program for COVID-19 through June 6.

An offender housed at Neuse Correctional Institution who tested positive for COVID-19 has died at the hospital as a result of pre-existing conditions complicated by COVID-19. This is the fifth coronavirus death of an individual in custody at a North Carolina state prison.

Businesses and non-profits in seven North Carolina counties that suffered from severe storms, tornadoes and straight-line winds on April 12-13 are eligible to apply for low interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration.

An offender housed at the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women who tested positive for COVID-19 has died at the hospital as a result of pre-existing conditions complicated by COVID-19.

Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed May 4-10 as Correctional Officers and Correctional Employees Week in North Carolina, to recognize the important public service provided by employees in the state’s prison system.