Beverly Eaves Perdue
Governor

Alvin W. Keller Jr.
Secretary

North Carolina Department of Correction

New superintendent named at Charlotte prison

CHARLOTTE - Kenneth Lassiter, a 21-year veteran in the N.C. Division of Prisons, has been named the new superintendent at Charlotte Correctional Center.

The prison is a minimum custody facility that houses approximately 250 adult male inmates, and employs 65 correctional officers and administrative staff members.

Lassiter succeeds Richard Neely, who was promoted to administrator at Lanesboro Correctional Institution in Polkton.

Prior to his new position, Lassiter was assistant superintendent for custody and operations at Pasquotank Correctional Institution in Elizabeth City. He began his career as a correctional officer in 1989 at Odom Correctional Institution in Northampton County.

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North Carolina Department of Correction
Public Information Office     4202 Mail Service Center     Raleigh NC 27699-4202
Phone (919) 716-3700      Fax: (919) 716-3795     www.doc.state.nc.us