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The N.C. prison system, comprising 55 facilities and employing roughly 16,000 staff, is one of the largest agencies in the state. That might surprise some, as prisons, from the real estate they occupy, to the critical role they play in governance, are not foremost in our minds when it comes to polic
Published: Monday, November 1st, 2021 @ 5:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A couple of weeks after announcing his retirement from Gov. Roy Cooper’s Cabinet, Erik Hooks is in line for a top federal emergency management post.
Published: Wednesday, August 4th, 2021 @ 9:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Erik Hooks has announced his retirement from Gov. Roy Cooper’s Cabinet, ending a long career in state public safety.
Published: Wednesday, July 21st, 2021 @ 11:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) honored the 360 officers who were added to the National Peace Officers Memorial, including six from North Carolina
Published: Tuesday, May 15th, 2018 @ 10:21 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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North Carolina oysters and the watermen who grow them hold a distinguished place in our State's rich coastal heritage and history
Published: Monday, April 9th, 2018 @ 6:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Michael Kerr, starving, incoherent, and dehydrated, was loaded into a van March 12, 2014, at Alexander Correctional Institution in Taylorsville. The 53-year-old inmate was bound for a hospital at Central Prison in Raleigh
Published: Thursday, February 15th, 2018 @ 9:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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While North Carolina leaders address a multitude of problems behind the state's prison walls, a new national poll shows growing support for criminal justice reform
Published: Friday, February 2nd, 2018 @ 7:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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N.C. Public Safety Secretary Erik Hooks met a chilly reception Jan. 25 while briefing legislators on the results of a top-to-bottom prisons review
Published: Saturday, January 27th, 2018 @ 3:24 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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While 2017 was a good and productive year for many public and private institutions in North Carolina, it was a tragic year for our prison system
Published: Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018 @ 12:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The recent killings of four workers at an eastern N.C. prison have prompted the legislature's top two officers to call for the return of capital punishment in North Carolina
Published: Tuesday, December 12th, 2017 @ 1:17 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper released the following statement today on the passing of Pasquotank maintenance mechanic Geoffrey Howe
Published: Friday, November 3rd, 2017 @ 7:16 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper released the following statement on the passing of Pasquotank Correctional Officer Wendy Shannon
Published: Tuesday, October 31st, 2017 @ 6:58 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Cooper met with Secretary of Public Safety Erik Hooks and state prison leaders to discuss the incident at Pasquotank Correctional Institution and action to improve security at state prisons
Published: Monday, October 16th, 2017 @ 9:37 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Gov. Roy Cooper shared the following statement on the deaths of employees at Pasquotank Correctional Institution
Published: Sunday, October 15th, 2017 @ 11:00 am
By: Governor's Office
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