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North Carolina Department of Public Safety |
Beverly Eaves Perdue |
Alvin W. Keller Jr. | ||
North Carolina Department of Correction | |||
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For Release: | Contact: Keith Acree | ||
Date: April 1, 2010 | Phone: 919 -716-3700 | ||
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Division of
Prisons completes prison closures ordered by legislature
Seven prisons
close, nine others convert, merge or expand RALEIGH –
Today’s closure of McCain Correctional Hospital in Hoke County marks
the end of eight months of work to close seven prisons and convert
several others as ordered by the legislature in the 2009-10 budget. The seven
prison closings and changes at nine others eliminated 516 positions
for a $22.3 million annual savings.
The department was able to place 417 employees into other
vacant positions within the agency and 73 employees left the agency
after receiving severance.
Approximately 2,000 inmates transferred to other prisons as
part of the process. “This could
not have been completed as smoothly and efficiently without the
coordinated and dedicated work of hundreds of people at the affected
prisons, in human resources and in prison administration,” said
Secretary Alvin Keller.
“We are grateful for everyone’s efforts and professionalism during a
complicated and sometimes difficult process.” The prisons
that closed and their closing dates are: Gates
Correctional Center
Oct. 1, 2009 Union
Correctional Center
Oct. 1, 2009 Umstead
Correctional Center
Nov. 1, 2009 McCain
Correctional Hospital
Apr. 1, 2010 Two other
prisons merged into larger neighboring prisons effective Dec. 1,
2009. Hoke and Odom
Correctional Institutions as well as
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