Press Releases

Melanie Shelton Named Warden at Sanford Correctional Center

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Melanie Shelton as the new warden of the Sanford Correctional Center in Sanford.

Director of Prisons Announces Retirement

Director of Prisons Kenneth Lassiter announced today he is retiring at the end of September after 30 years of service.

Bertie Correctional Offender Dies in Apparent Suicide

An offender at Bertie Correctional Institution in Windsor died on Aug. 18 in an apparent suicide.

MEDIA ADVISORY: N.C. Field Minister Program Convocation

WHAT: Convocation for the start of the third year of the N.C. Field Minister Program

WHEN: Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019

TIME: 10:30 a.m.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Prison Reform Advisory Board Meeting

WHAT: N.C. Prison Reform Advisory Board Meeting

DATE/TIME: Tuesday, Aug. 20, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

WHERE: Governor’s Crime Commission, Room 100, 1201 Front St., Raleigh

Anson Correctional Institution Opens to House Female Offenders

The North Carolina Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice today announced the impending arrival of female offenders to the former Lanesboro Correctional Institution, which has been renamed the Anson Correctional Institution.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Anson Correctional Institution Tour

WHAT:     Tour of Anson Correctional Institution

DATE:     Tuesday July 30

TIME:      10 a.m.-noon

WHERE:    Anson Correctional Institution, 552 Prison Camp Road, Polkton, NC 28135

Shanticia Hawkins Named Warden at Warren Correctional Institution

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Shanticia E. Hawkins as the new warden of the Warren Correctional Institution in Manson.

Two Escaped Offenders from Morrison CI Captured

Two minimum custody offenders who escaped from Morrison Correctional Institution in Hoffman this morning were apprehended while hiding in the crawlspace of a residence in Hamlet this evening.

Two Minimum Custody Offenders Escape Morrison Correctional Institution

State correctional officers and local law enforcement are seeking two minimum custody offenders who escaped from Morrison Correctional Institution in Hoffman this morning.