Press Releases

Juvenile dies from apparent suicide

A juvenile committed through the juvenile justice system to the custody of the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice and housed at Mecklenburg Jail North Juvenile Detention Center has died from an apparent suicide.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Juvenile Jurisdiction Advisory Committee Schedules Virtual Meeting this Thursday

UPDATE: Juvenile Offender Back in Custody

Monroe – The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice reports a juvenile who ran away from the Union County Multi-Purpose Group home in Monroe has been apprehended.

Juvenile Escapes from Union County Multi-Purpose Group Home

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice reports a juvenile ran away as he was being admitted to the Union County Multi-Purpose Group Home located in Monroe.

First youth tests positive for COVID-19 in state Juvenile Justice facility

A juvenile housed at Pitt Juvenile Detention Center in Greenville has tested positive for the coronavirus. This is the first positive test for COVID-19 of a juvenile being held in a secure custody facility operated by the state Juvenile Justice section of the Department of Public Safety. 

Juvenile Justice provides coronavirus testing for all juveniles in state secure custody

Following implementation last month of a plan to provide COVID-19 testing for youths housed currently in state secure custody facilities, final test results received this week show that all juveniles who agreed to undergo testing were not infected by the coronavirus at the time they were tested. 

Juvenile Fails to Return to Chatham Youth Development Center Following Home Visit in Mecklenburg County

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice reports that a juvenile placed in its custody at the Chatham Youth Development Center failed to return to the facility today following a home visit.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Juvenile Jurisdiction Advisory Committee Meets Monday in Raleigh

The Juvenile Jurisdiction Advisory Committee (JJAC) will meet on Monday, Jan. 6.

Juveniles Escape from Stonewall Jackson Youth Development Center

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice reports that two juveniles have escaped from Stonewall Jackson Youth Development Center located at 850 Holshouser Road, Concord, NC.  

Escaped Juvenile Back in Secure Custody

The juvenile identified as Jericho W. who escaped Tuesday afternoon in Robeson County, is now back in secure custody in a juvenile facility.