COVID-19 Prompts North Carolina Department Of Public Safety To Transition Some Offenders To Supervision In The Community

In response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the North Carolina Department of Public Safety announced it is taking an extraordinary measure to help reduce the spread of the virus in prison facilities. The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice last week transitioned the first individuals who will continue to serve their sentence in the community.

In an effort to keep staff and those in our custody safe, DPS has taken numerous steps over the last several weeks to help reduce the spread of the virus into facilities. Despite these efforts, more than 35 offenders among six separate facilities . . .