Department of Adult Correction| NC DAC

Correctional Officers - Immediate Openings

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DCS Office Visits

Secretary Dismukes met with Division of Community Supervision offices in Madison, Sylva and Buncombe Counties to discuss post-Helene programs.

Anson Celebrates Graduates

Sixteen women at Anson Correctional received their Campbell University degrees in a ceremony this week.

Governor's Day of Service

Sec. Dismukes joined fellow members of Gov. Stein's Cabinet in a Day of Service in Western NC, volunteering with nonprofits helping families recovering from Helene.

Western Site Visits

NCDAC Secretary Dismukes traveled west to visit Avery-Mitchell and Mountain View Correctional Institutions and learn about recovery there after Hurricane Helene.

ACA Accreditation

Caswell, Randolph, Johnston, Neuse, Pamlico and the Center for Community Transitions were awarded full ACA accreditation on Jan. 11. Tyrell Prison Work Farm received reaccreditation.

Prisons/Institutions

The Division of Institutions is responsible for the care and custody of more than 30,000 people housed in North Carolina's state prisons.

Community Supervision

The Division of Community Supervision provides probation, parole and post-release supervision for more than 84,000 offenders.

Rehabilitation & Reentry

The Division of Rehabilitation and Reentry oversees a comprehensive array of reentry programs, services, and resources.

Health Services

The Division of Comprehensive Health Services provides full-spectrum, evidence-based medical care to all offenders in custody.

Support Services

The Division of Support Services oversees multiple, complex operations across agency facilities statewide.

Special Ops & Intelligence

SOIU directs operational procedures and the processing of intelligence that impacts the public, staff and offenders.

Education Services

Education Services provides and coordinates a wide range of training, vocational and learning opportunities for offenders in every facility.

Benefitting NC Citizens

Correction Enterprises is a self-supported agency that fuels the economy and trains offenders for returning to the community.

Administrative Sections

Administrative sections include Combined Records, Internal Audit, Central Engineering, Legislative Affairs, PREA & more.

Victims Support Services

Victim Support Services assists victims and their family members throughout the correctional process.

Absconders

We are asking for the public’s help in locating these absconders - individuals who are actively avoiding probation or parole supervision.

Offender Public Information/Offender Locator

Search by name or offender ID for up-to-date info on NC offenders, probationers and parolees.

News & Updates

January 20, 2024

Campbell University celebrates first graduation at Anson Correctional Institution

Sixteen women incarcerated at Anson Correctional Institution have earned their bachelor's degrees from Campbell University.

January 16, 2025

NC Health News Spotlights NCDAC's New Leader

NCDAC Secretary Dismukes discusses her vision for our state's correctional facilities, and shares her priorities and her perspective on the challenges NCDAC faces. Read the full article here.

January 13, 2024

Six More NCDAC Facilities Earn ACA Accreditation

During the American Correctional Association Winter Conference, its commissioners voted to award full accreditation to six NCDAC facilities. One was reaccredited. Fully accredited NCDAC operations now total 38, including 33 of 55 prisons.

Current Initiatives

ACA Accreditation

As part of its strategic plan, the NCDAC is pursuing American Correctional Association accreditation for all parts of the agency.

Air Conditioning Upgrades

This complex NCDAC project aims to design and install air conditioning at 40 state prisons that lack cooling systems, either partially or entirely, by 2026.

Hope University

Launched throughout the NC prison system, Hope University provides oﬀenders thousands of tablet-based academic, vocational, and self-improvement courses available to take at their own pace.

Reentry 2030

Reentry 2030 is a national initiative that aims to dramatically improve reentry success for people exiting prison & for those under community supervision.

Adult Correction

Join Team NCDAC!

DCS Office Visits

Anson Celebrates Graduates

Governor's Day of Service

Western Site Visits

ACA Accreditation

Prisons/Institutions

Community Supervision

Rehabilitation & Reentry

Health Services

Support Services

Special Ops & Intelligence

Education Services

Benefitting NC Citizens

Administrative Sections

Victims Support Services

Absconders

Offender Public Information/Offender Locator

News & Updates

Campbell University celebrates first graduation at Anson Correctional Institution

NC Health News Spotlights NCDAC's New Leader

Six More NCDAC Facilities Earn ACA Accreditation

Current Initiatives

ACA Accreditation

Air Conditioning Upgrades

Hope University

Reentry 2030

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