Press Releases

N.C. Prisons Study Finds Better, Safer Outcomes With Diversion Program for Offenders with Mental Illness

RALEIGH — New medical research from North Carolina’s prison system supports the use of alternative treatment for mentally ill offenders.

Prisons Updates Names of Five Facilities

The names of five North Carolina prison facilities will change effective Oct. 4 in an effort to update them to 21st century cultural standards.

Jeffrey McGhee Named Warden at Lincoln Correctional Center

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Jeffrey McGhee as the new warden of the Lincoln Correctional Center in Lincolnton.

McGhee had been the security coordinator in the Western Region Office.

Governor Appoints Eddie Buffaloe as Department of Public Safety Secretary

Today, Governor Roy Cooper appointed Eddie Buffaloe to lead the Department of Public Safety as Secretary.

North Carolina receives 25 ambulances and crews in response to request to FEMA

In response to a resource request submitted to FEMA, North Carolina has received 25 Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulances each with a two-person crew of EMS providers.

Offender Tate Absconds from ELC

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice is actively seeking an offender serving a portion of his active sentence outside of prison who has absconded from his residential location in the city of Charlotte in Mecklenburg County.

Offender Foster Absconds from ELC

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice is actively seeking an offender serving a portion of his active sentence outside of prison who has absconded from his residential location in the city of Rocky Mount in Nash County.

Chris Crawford Named Warden at Caldwell Correctional Center

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Chris Crawford as the new warden of the Caldwell Correctional Center in Lenoir.

Crawford had been the assistant superintendent for custody at Mountain View Correctional in Spruce Pine.

Christopher Nichols Named Warden at Gaston Correctional Center

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Christopher Nichols as the new warden of the Gaston Correctional Center in Dallas, North Carolina.

Nichols, 39, had been a captain at Alexander Correctional Institution in Taylorsville.

Over $7.2 Million Approved to Acquire Flood-Prone Homes in Lumberton

The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved a hazard mitigation project grant of $7,204,669 to improve disaster resilience in the city of Lumberton in Robeson County. The funding for this grant became available after the damage caused by Hurricane Florence in 2018.