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MEDIA ADVISORY: Photos and B-roll Available for N.C. Prisons COVID-19 Vaccinations

RALEIGH — Reporters and editors in need of visuals for stories on COVID-19 vaccinations within the N.C. prisons system can find high-quality stills and video here.

Alexander Correctional Offender Dies after Testing Positive for COVID-19

An Alexander Correctional Institution offender with pre-existing medical conditions, who tested positive for COVID-19, has died at a hospital.

MEDIA ADVISORY: COVID-19 Vaccination in Prisons Dial-In Media Availability Today at 2:30 p.m.

Leaders of the N.C. Department of Public Safety and the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice will be available today for a dial-in media briefing at 2:30 p.m. to provide an update on the launch of COVID-19 vaccinations in state prisons.

Prisons’ First Vaccine Allocation Arrives and Inoculations Have Begun

The North Carolina prison system has received its first allocation of coronavirus vaccine, and inoculations began Wednesday morning.  

State Prison Offender Dies after Testing Positive for COVID-19

A Hyde Correctional Institution offender with pre-existing medical conditions, who tested positive for COVID-19, died at a hospital on Saturday, Jan. 16.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Prisons COVID-19 Dial-In Media Availability Today at 3:30 p.m.

Leaders with the N.C. Department of Public Safety and the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice will be available today for a dial-in media briefing at 3:30 p.m. to provide an update on COVID-19 and state prisons. Please see below for details on how to join the call.

Embery Morton Named Warden at Carteret Correctional Institution

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Embery Morton Jr. as the new warden of the Carteret Correctional Center in Newport, N.C.

Morton, 44, had been associate warden at the facility since 2015.

State Prison Offender Dies after Testing Positive for COVID-19

A Rutherford Correctional Center offender with pre-existing medical conditions, who tested positive for COVID-19, has died at a hospital.

State Prison Offender Dies after Testing Positive for COVID-19

An Alexander Correctional Institution offender with pre-existing medical conditions, who tested positive for COVID-19, has died at a hospital.

State Prison Offender Dies after Testing Positive for COVID-19

A Neuse Correctional Institution offender with pre-existing medical conditions, who tested positive for COVID-19, has died at a hospital.