Press Releases

UPDATE: Captured – Escaped Pre-trial Detainee Housed at Central Prison Back in Custody

UPDATE: Captured – Escaped Pre-trial Detainee Housed at Central Prison Back in Custody

Offender Dies in Apparent Suicide at Pasquotank Correctional

Offender Jonathan M. Lechner (#1134193) died Wednesday night at Pasquotank Correctional Institution after an apparent suicide.

COVID-19 Mass-Testing Planned of the NCCIW Offender Population

The North Carolina Department of Public Safety is continuing its efforts to contain and reduce the spread of COVID-19 in state prisons by conducting testing of the offender population statewide.

Two Catawba Correctional Center Offenders Captured in Hickory

Two offenders who escaped Thursday night from the Catawba Correctional Center in Newton were captured around 12:30 p.m. today without incident at the Baymont by Wyndham hotel in nearby Hickory.

Catawba Correctional Center Offender Escape

State correctional and local law enforcement officers from Newton and the Catawba Sheriff’s Office are seeking Catawba Correctional Center, minimum custody offender Juan McDonald (#1132541), who was reported missing from the facility June 25.

Catawba Correctional Center Offender Escape

State correctional and local law enforcement officers from Newton and the Catawba Sheriff’s Office are seeking Catawba Correctional Center, minimum custody offender Nhia Vue (#1093002), who was reported missing from the facility June 25. Vue was last seen in the yard at approximately 9 p.m.

Prisons Begins COVID-19 Testing of All Offenders

State prison officials have initiated a plan to test all 31,000 offenders for COVID-19.

John Coleman Named Director of Correction Enterprises

The Division of Prisons has announced the appointment of John Coleman as the director of Correction Enterprises. Coleman is a 29-year veteran of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, and has been the chief of Ohio Penal Industries since 2018.

COVID-19 Testing of Caswell Correctional Offender Population Completed

An additional 31 asymptomatic offenders at Caswell Correctional Center have tested positive for COVID-19, as part of a mass testing operation conducted on Friday by the Division of Prisons.