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Prisoners evacuated from WNC with long-term water, power outages expected
evacuations became necessary at three facilities due to the long timeframes for water and power restoration.
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NC prison population exceeds forecasts as state works to comply with new DOJ ruling
The Department of Correction is adjusting practices to comply with new rules from Biden's DOJ.
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Hooks retires after four years of storms, riots, and a pandemic
Erik Hooks has announced his retirement from Gov. Roy Cooper’s Cabinet, ending a long career in state public safety. Hooks, secretary of the state Department of Public Safety, has served in the role since the beginning of Cooper’s first term. He helped oversee North Carolina’s response to hurricanes, violence in understaffed prisons, mob teardowns of...
