North Carolina Department of Correction

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North Carolina Department of Adult Correction
Patch for Division of Prisons
Seal of North Carolina Department of Correction (circa 2005)
Common name	North Carolina Department of Adult Correction
Abbreviation	NCDAC
Agency overview
Formed	1925
Employees	Approximately 14,000
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	North Carolina, USA
Size	53,865 square miles (139,510 km2)
Population	9,222,414 (2008 est.)[1]
Operational structure
Headquarters	Raleigh, North Carolina
Elected officer responsible	Roy Cooper, Governor of North Carolina
Agency executive	Todd Ishee, Secretary of Correction
Facilities
Lockups	31,400.[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.