A Neuse Correctional Institution offender with pre-existing medical conditions, who tested positive for COVID-19, has died at a hospital. “We are continuing to work hard to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 in our prisons. The health and safety of the staff and the offender population continues to be our top priority,” said Todd Ishee, Commissioner…… read more »
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Offender At Neuse Correctional Dies After Positive COVID-19 Diagnosis
Third Offender At Neuse Correctional Dies From COVID-19
An offender housed at Neuse Correctional Institution who tested positive for COVID-19 has died at the hospital as a result of pre-existing conditions complicated by COVID-19. This is the fifth coronavirus death of an individual in custody at a North Carolina state prison. “Any death is a tragedy, and we are working hard to handle…… read more »
Group Shows Support For Inmates At Neuse Correctional
On Friday, about 70 citizens from Second Chance Alliance gathered to show love and support for offenders housed at the Neuse Correctional Institution in Goldsboro. Members of the Alliance drove past the local prison honking their horns and waving at the inmates that were able to look out their windows and wave back at the…… read more »
N.C. Judge Orders Prisons To Detail COVID-19 Protections
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina judge has ordered public officials to turn over detailed information and what steps they are taking to prevent coronavirus outbreaks in state prisons. The ruling was issued late last week by Superior Court Judge Vinston Rozier in a lawsuit filed by the state conference of the NAACP and…… read more »
Offender At Neuse Correctional Dies Of COVID-19
An offender housed at Neuse Correctional Institution who tested positive for COVID-19 has died at the hospital as a result of pre-existing conditions complicated by COVID-19. This is the third coronavirus death of an individual in custody at a North Carolina state prison, and the second offender at the local prison to die due to…… read more »
Nearly 10,000 COVID-19 Cases In N.C., Over 650 In Wayne County
470 inmates at the Neuse Correctional Institution in Goldsboro have tested positive for COVID-19. That’s according to the Wednesday figures from Wayne County Government. As of Wednesday morning, there were 651 total cases of coronavirus recorded in Wayne County, and that number includes the cases associated with the local prison. Wayne County is also reporting…… read more »
Inmates Protest As Two COVID-19 Cases Confirmed At Prison (PHOTOS)
Two offenders in the minimum custody unit at Neuse Correctional Institution in Goldsboro have tested positive for coronavirus. They are the second and third offenders in the state prison system to test positive for the virus also known as COVID-19. The first offender to test positive, on April 1, is housed at the Caledonia Correctional…… read more »
