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First Offender in State Prison Custody Dies of COVID-19
RALEIGH – An offender housed at Pender Correctional Institution who tested positive for COVID-19 has died at the hospital as…
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Workgroup Supports Food Chain Supply During COVID-19 Pandemic
North Carolina Emergency Management and its State Emergency Response Team partners have formed a Food Supply Chain Working Group to…
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Prisons Temporarily Suspends Operations at One Prison to Bring Relief to the Staff at Neuse Correctional
RALEIGH – Due to the outbreak at one prison facility, the NC Division of Prisons temporarily suspended operations at another…
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Pandemic Prompts Department of Public Safety to Transition Some Offenders to Supervision in the Community
RALEIGH – In response to the unprecedented crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the North Carolina Department of Public Safety today announced…
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New Mental Health Supports for All North Carolinians, Including Health Care Workers and Their Families
RALEIGH Apr 8, 2020 The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has two new mental health resources to…
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Prisons Enacts Two-Week Halt on Accepting New Offenders
RALEIGH – To stop the spread of coronavirus, the North Carolina Division of Prisons will not accept offenders from the…
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Coronavirus Screenings of Prison Staff Now System-wide
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Division of Prisons this week enacted staff coronavirus medical screenings that include temperature checks at every…
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First Individual in State Prison Custody Tests Positive for COVID-19
RALEIGH – An offender at the minimum custody unit of the Caledonia Correctional Complex in Tillery has tested positive for…
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Why Was a State of Emergency Declared for NC for COVID-19?
Friday, March 13, 2020 – 12:06pm On Tuesday, March 10, Gov. Roy Cooper issued an executive order declaring a State…
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ALE Becomes a Division Within Department of Public Safety, Secretary Names Bryan House as ALE’s Interim Director
RALEIGH– Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE) is now a division within the Department of Public Safety. Due to legislation signed by…
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