Over 1,000 prisoners at western NC facilities evacuated in wake of Helene

RALEIGH, N.C. – On Tuesday, several days after Helene carved a destructive path through western North Carolina, 800 men incarcerated at Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institute in Sprice Pine have been evacuated to other prisons. According to the NC Department of Adult Corrections, the evacuation became necessary because of “long timeframes…

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