DOC assisting with storm clean-up, security and supply delivery



From probation officers helping law enforcement at road blocks to inmate crews clearing debris, the Department of Correction is responding to a variety of needs as part of recovery efforts in areas devastated by tornados.

Probation officers are helping with traffic control at road blocks; providing security in areas heavily damaged by the storms; and delivering supplies to victims. Currently, the officers are providing assistance in Lee and Bertie counties.
Inmate work crews from various minimum security facilities are assisting with debris removal in Bertie, Robeson and Greene counties. So far inmate crews from Pasquotank Minimum Custody Unit and Tyrrell Prison Work Farm have been deployed to clear debris in Colerain. Robeson Correctional Center inmates removed debris at a school in Rowland and crews from Duplin Correctional Center are removing debris in areas around Snow Hill.

Inmates assigned to the work crews are in minimum custody and are screened prior to being placed on jobs outside the prison facility. The inmate crews are supervised by correctional staff. Any work completed at schools is done when they are closed.

In addition, the department has provided one of its trucks and a driver to deliver supplies to Emergency Operation Centers in Johnston and Bladen counties. The driver will be delivering pallets of water and roofing tarps.

DOC raises $135,000 for Special Olympics

Special Olympics North Carolina CEO Keith Fishburne recently visited the Shore Building to thank NCDOC employees for their 2010 fundraising efforts for the Special Olympics.  Through the Law Enforcement Torch Run and many local efforts DOC raised more than $135,000 last year.

Chief of Security Scott Poole, who coordinates the Division of Prisons Torch Run involvement, accepted a plaque from Fishburne to recognize the NCDOC contribution.

Top fundraisers among DOC facilites were Marion Correctional Institution with $4,590, Columbus Correctional Institution with $4,300 and Lumberton Correctional Institution with $3,092.

To get involved with 2011 Special Olympics fundraising, don't miss the plane pull at RDU International Airport this Saturday April 16.  Come out and cheer on the DOC teams as they try to pull an airliner across the line in the fastest time!!  The Western Region PERT team will be looking to defend their championship from last year!!

Employees recognized as Governor's Award nominees

James Baker and Turner South with members
of the NCDOC executive team.

During the past two weeks the Department has been recognizing employees who were nominated for the 2010 Governor's Award for Excellence.

Marion Correctional Institution classification coordinator Turner South was a winner of the award.  He was recognized at the Division of Prison management team meeting on April 5 along with these nominees: Correctional Officer James Baker or Morrison CI, Sgt. Brian Eason of Pasquotank CI and Correctional Officer Cassie Fueston of Pasquotank CI. 

 Shown left to right are: Secretary Alvin Keller, Division of Prisons Director Bob Lewis, Baker, Chief Operating Officer Jennie Lancaster, South, and Deputy Secretary James French.  Not pictured are nominees Brian Eason and Cassie Fueston. 



Wrenn Patterson - DACDP

 Wrenn Patterson, the clinical director for the Division of Alcoholism and Chemical Dependency Programs, was also a nominee for the Governor's Award and was recognized at a recent DACDP leadership meeting by Assistant Secretary Virginia Price.

DCC director Tim Moose and Secretary Keller with Jennifer Glover,
Rodney Trogdon and Lauren Pittman.

At the Division of Community Corrections, Director Tim Moose and Secretary Keller recognized award winner Rodney Trogdon, Chief PPO in Randolph County along with probation/parole officers Jennifer Glover and Lauren Pittman who were nominees.