North Carolina Department of Correction

North Carolina Department of Adult Correction
Patch for Division of Prisons
Patch for Division of Prisons
Seal of North Carolina Department of Correction (circa 2005)
Seal of North Carolina Department of Correction (circa 2005)
Common nameNorth Carolina Department of Adult Correction
AbbreviationNCDAC
Agency overview
Formed1925
EmployeesApproximately 14,000
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionNorth Carolina, USA
Size53,865 square miles (139,510 km2)
Population9,222,414 (2008 est.)[1]
Operational structure
HeadquartersRaleigh, North Carolina
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
  • Todd Ishee, Secretary of Correction
Facilities
Lockups31,400.[2]
Website
NCDAC Website

The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (NCDAC) is the agency responsible for corrections in the U.S. state of North Carolina. NCDAC was formed as a cabinet level agency at the start of 2023, after corrections had been part of the North Carolina Department of Public Safety since 2012.

  1. ^ "Annual Population Estimates 2000 to 2008". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2009-03-22. Retrieved 2008-12-25.
  2. ^ "Inmates Currently In Prison". NC DAC. Retrieved 2024-03-13.