Sammy Heaton
Sammy Heaton has been appointed warden of Brown Creek Correctional Institution in Polkton, N.C.
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North Carolina Breaks Ground on New Solar Energy Project
North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (NCDAC) has begun construction on a new 500-kilowatt solar energy project at the state’s newest prison, Tabor Correctional Institution.
N.C. Correctional Facility Appoints New Warden
The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Timothy Maynor as the new warden of the Catawba Correctional Center in Newton.
Funding Approved for North Carolina Police HQ
Funding for a new police headquarters building, fire station, fire training center and expansion to the fleet maintenance buildings was recently approved for Mooresville, a town of 38,000 located 25 miles north of Charlotte.
N.C. Commissioners Ponder Proposal for New Jail
Overcrowding at the Pender County Jail in Burgaw has been an issue for many years costing taxpayers thousands of dollars annually to transport inmates to other facilities.
Nearly $11 Million Awarded for N.C. Courthouse Revamp
Following several years of planning, Brunswick County recently awarded a nearly $11 million construction contract to Montieth Construction Corporation to expand and renovate its existing courthouse in Bolivia, N.C.
Historic N.C. Courthouse Set for Interior Restoration
The Pender County, N.C., Board of Commissioners recently approved the hiring of Thomas Construction Group as general contractor for the Pender County Courthouse interior restoration.
North Carolina Courthouse Bell Project Preserves History
Construction continues on a project that will preserve a small piece of North Carolina’s history—a 100-year-old cast iron bell that first hung outside the courthouse nearly a century ago.
Moseley Architects Chosen to Design Moore County Courthouse
Moseley Architects of Raleigh, N.C., has been tapped to design Moore County’s new courthouse.
Texas Bill Aims to Divert Inmates with Mental Illnesses
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House of Representatives and Senate have approved a pilot program that would provide inmates with mental illnesses with additional resources in social, clinical, housing and welfare services in the first weeks after release.