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Correction News / June-july 2010 Page 2MANSON | Joyce Kornegay is the newsuperintendent of Warren CorretionalInstitution, a prison that has approximately975 inmates and a staff of 395.Warren Correctional houses maleinmates in close, medium and minimumcustody environments. Most ofthe inmates are medium custody.Previously superintendent atDurham Correctional Center, Kornegaysucceeds the retired George “J”Haynes.Beginning her corrections careeras an accountant in 1983 at the N.C.Correctional Institution for Womenin Raleigh, Kornegay advanced to superintendentat Umstead CorrectionalCenter in Butner in 2006. Kornegay hadYANCEYVILLE |Rudy Foster, a 26-year Division ofPrisons veteran, isthe new superintendentat Dan RiverPrison Work Farm.The minimumRudy Foster custody facilityhouses 570 malefelon and misdemeanant inmates. Itemploys 187 officers and administrativestaff members.Inmate work assignments includefood service, maintenance, janitorialand other institutional jobs. Other assignmentsinclude working on Departmentof Transportation road squads,working in Correction EnterprisesGovernor drops inat Tyrrell prisonGov. Bev Perdue, 2ndfrom left, visitedTyrrell Prison WorkFarm on July 13. Hertour included meetingstaff and visitinginmate areas, medicalfacilities and programs.From left,are Dalen Holmes,assistant superintendentfor programs;N.C. Rep.Bill Owens; Sgt.David Williams;Danny Safrit, DOPEastern Regiondirector; FentressBryant, assistantsuperintendent forcustody and operations;Lt. DavidCarl Tarkington; andSuperintendent DavidElliott.Warren Correctional has new superintendentbeen superintendentat Durham CorrectionalCenter sinceDecember 2009.An education major,Kornegay graduatedfrom St. Augustine’sCollege in Raleigh.She has completedthe department’sCorrectionalJoyce KornegayLeadership DevelopmentProgram and Warden Training.In her spare time, Kornegay likesto read, do water aerobics and cook.She also enjoys spending time withher family.Rudy Foster leading Dan River prisonmetal shop, maintenance work atCaswell Correctional Center and theinmate construction program.Foster, who was previously assistantsuperintendent for custody andoperations at the Dan River prison,succeeds George Solomon, who waspromoted to director of the Divisionof Prisons’ Piedmont Region. Fosterbegan his career as a correctionalofficer at the now-closed GuilfordCorrectional Center, and was namedassistant superintendent at the DanRiver facility in 2003.A graduate of the Correctional LeadershipDevelopment Program, Foster isalso a correctional instructor. The 1982N.C. A&T State University graduate hasa bachelor of science degree.‘Women’s Prison’has new wardenRALEIGH | BiancaHarris is the newwarden at thestate’s largestprison for femaleinmates, N.C. CorrectionalInstitutionfor Women (NCCIW)She succeedsAnnie Harvey, whoBianca Harrisearlier was promotedto Female Command managerin the Division of Prisons.NCCIW -- commonly known as“women’s prison” -- houses 1,300offenders, the largest population offemale inmates in the state. All custodylevels and control statuses aremanaged, including death row, maximum,close, medium, minimum andsafekeepers. Also, primary medical,mental and alcohol and chemical dependencytreatment are provided.Women’s prison is also the diagnosticcenter that serves as the pointof entry into the prison system for allwomen sentenced as felons.In addition to being responsiblefor the facilities and operations, Harriswill oversee the management ofmore than 650 correctional officersand administrative staff members.Harris had been NCCIW deputywarden since 2008. Her entire correctionscareer has been at Women’sPrison, beginning in 1993 as a correctionalofficer.A 1991 UNC-Chapel Hill graduate,Harris has bachelor of science degreein criminal justice administration. Sheis an American Correctional Associationaccreditation manager.Harris speaks to audiences aboutat-risk youths and female gangs andoffenders. She also enjoys reading,writing and cooking.Her parents are Joe and Doris Harrisof the the Fort Barnwell communityof Dover.DOP changes, from previous pagerectional Institution has been movedfrom the South Central Region to thePiedmont Region.Additionally, because of recentprison consolidations, Anson andRowan correctional centers are nolonger considered as individual minimumcustody facilities. Anson is asatellite unit of Brown Creek CI andRowan is a satellite of Piedmont CI.

Wake Correctional Centerhas new superintendentRALEIGH | Kenneth Royster, a 22-yearDivision of Prisons veteran, is the new superintendentat Wake Correctional Center.The prison is a minimum custodyfacility housing approximately 410 male inmatesand employing 107 full-time officersand administrative staff members.Wake Correctional Center is primarilya “work” unit; 80 percent of the inmate populationleaves the facility each day for incentive wage work assignmentsin various state agencies in the Wake Countyarea. Approximately 50 inmates who are near parole orrelease participate in the work release program, leavingthe facility to work for businesses in the community.Succeeding the retired James Langston, Royster waspreviously superintendent at Raleigh Correctional Centerfor Women. He began his career as a correctional officerat the now-closed Triangle Correctional Institution. Roysterhas also worked at N.C. Correctional Institution forWomen in Raleigh.He is in the Department of Correction’s professionalleadership development program.May 2010 PromotionsName, new job title, locationUpMichael Armstead,processing assistant V,Combined RecordsChandra Baker, probation/parole officer II,onDCC District 16Shannon Baker, probation/parole officer II,DCC District 11Edna Barnes, food servicemanager III, Neuse CIGeraldine Bell, food service manager I, Bertie CIShane Bevan, sergeant, Paquotank CIChris Bowers, captain, Albemarle CIElissa Brody, professional nurse, DOP Health ServicesKatrina Brown, office assistant IV, Central PrisonKenisha Burns, food service officer, Scotland CIBenjamin Burton, lieutenant, Piedmont CIDonna Byrd, professional nurse, Albemarle CIPatsy Byrd, office assistant IV, Mountain View CIOliver Carswell, substance abuse program administrator,DACDP-Rutherford CCBeverly Castelloe, sergeant, Bertie CIMary Colvin, probation/parole officer II, DCC District 24Deborah Comer, case analyst, Polk CIHoward Crabtree, lead officer, Orange CCWilliam Cummings, food service officer, Scotland CIDennis Daniels, assistant superintendentcustody& operations III, Pasquotank CIMark Darnell, electronics technician II,DOP Western Region Maintenance YardYolanda Durr, professional nurse, Lanesboro CIDaniel Edwards, engineer, EngineeringWilliam Elmore, lieutenant, Eastern CIKimberly Fairley, probation/parole officer II, DCC District 19BJeffrey Fields, unit manager, Scotland CIJohn Floyd, sergeant, Lumberton CIKevin Ford, sergeant, Polk CILynetta Fort, nurse director, Central PrisonEdward Foulks, sergeant, Craven CIJohn Grimes, nurse supervisor, DOP Health ServicesMovingKenneth RoysterJermaine Hackney, sergeant, Pamlico CIAngela Hall, nurse supervisor, Craggy CIJeffrey Fields, unit manager, Scotland CIJohn Floyd, sergeant, Lumberton CIKevin Ford, sergeant, Polk CILynetta Fort, nurse director, Central PrisonEdward Foulks, sergeant, Craven CIJohn Grimes, nurse supervisor, DOP Health ServicesJermaine Hackney, sergeant, Pamlico CIAngela Hall, nurse supervisor, Craggy CICharles Hedgpeth, unit manager, Scotland CILarry Hinton, food service officer, Polk CIJoshua Hite, sergeant, Pamlico CILinda Holm, administrative secretary III, DOP AdministrationMona Horton, sergeant, Tillery CCWesley Hughes, chief probation/parole officer, DCC District 19AEbony Jackson, food service officer, Scotland CI3Nicole Jacobs, assistant unit manager, Scotland CITravis Johnson, lieutenant, Southern CILeslie Jones, maintenance mechanic iv, Pamlico CITravis Joyner, chief probation/parole officer, DCC District 11Sybil Kearse, sergeant, Eastern CIGwendolyn Sanders Kolo, nurse supervisor, Nash CIScott Kurtyka, lieutenant, Columbia CIRoy Laughrun, institution classifications coordinator,Avery-Mitchell CIAlvin Laws, training specialist ii, Eastern CIDean Locklear, assistant superintendent, Robeson CCPamela Locklear, inmate disciplinary hearing officer,DOP Auxiliary ServicesJames Loftis, correctional officer, Marion CIGlen Lowman, sergeant, Bladen CITrillis McGilvary, correctional officer, Scotland CIScott McManus, captain, Foothills CILeeann McRary, programs supervisor, Foothills CIWendy Minich, processing assistant IV, DCC District 10Dawn Peoples Mundo, programs supervisor, Albemarle CIDante Pareja, nurse consultant, Central Prison HosptalJoe Patterson, captain, Foothills CIThad Pearson, training instructor II, OSDTHoward Pierson, probation/parole officer II, DCC District 29April Pigg, professional nurse, Southern CIAndrea Pollock, correctional unit manager, NC CIWTyson Presley, sergeant, Polk CIPaul Price, sergeant, Caledonia CIKenneth Roberts, lead officer, Craggy CIDavid Sauls, rehabilitation therapist, Maury CIKim Scoggins, substance abuse councelor-advanced, ACDP Piedmont CIKimberly Siler, food service manager I , Scotland CICory Smith, programs supervisor, Lanesboro CIRichard Thomas, assistant superintendentcustody& operations III, Alexander CIMichael Thompson, sergeant, Albemarle CIJamie Travis, sergeant, Alexander CIKelly Tyner, chief probation/parole officer, DCC District 7Audrey Uhlman, probation/parole officer II, DCC District 9David Vandevender, substance abuse councelor-advanced,ACDP Piedmont CIDaryll Vann, regional operations manager, DOP SecurityLarie Viera, sergeant, Neuse CIDaryl Watkins, sergeant, Pamlico CIMaureen White, processing assistant IV, Combined RecordsAl Whitney, sergeant, Pamlico CIAlfred Williams, unit manager, Tabor CITammy Young, probation/parole officer II, DCC District 22June 2010 PromotionsName, new job title, locationJames Adams, surveillance officer, DCC District 14-BPablo Arroyo, probation/parole officer II, DCC District 11Derek Bailey, maintenance mechanic V, ACDP MaintenanceAlfred Baker, substance abuse councelor-advanced, ACDP Lumberton CIFranklin Barnes, assistant superintendent-custody & operations II,Caledonia CIMark Beasley, maintenance mechanic IV, Central EngineeringMonica Bond, district manager, DOP Program 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June 2010 RetirementsCynthia Davis, administrative officer I, Secretary’s Office, 30y5mMargaret Dillon, professional nurse, Central Prison, 4y10mDonna Duke, judicial services coordinator, DCC District 09, 34y9mKaren Edwards, correctional officer, Foothills CI, 23y2mCheryl Fellers, personnel supervisor I, Equal EmploymentOpportunity Office, 24y7mStephen Greene, clinical chaplain II, Hyde CI, 15y9mGrady Haynes, administrator I, Warren CI, 30Dennis Jones, correctional officer, Harnett CI, 27Michael Lamm, superintendent IV, Pamlico CI, 33y3mJames McIntire, correctional officer, Neuse CI, 14y9mMelvin McLawhorn, training instructor II, OSDT, 30y8mGlenn Musser, correctional officer, Franklin CI, 6y7mBradley O’Neal, correctional officer, Pasquotank CI, 10y9mMonty Oxendine, maintenance mechanic IV, Lumberton CI, 8yNancy Quarleno, professional nurse, Pender CI, 5y8mEtheldria Reid, lieutenant, Eastern CI, 27y6mMary Rogers, assist director, DOP Auxiliary Services, 32y1mWilfredo Santana, unit manager, Foothills CI, 21y5mMarjorie Shahravar, administrative assistant II,Secretary’s Office - Public Affairs, 29y1mCynthia Sherman, correctional officer, Randolph CC, 8y5mMyron Storms, sergeant, Bladen CI, 28y4mWillie Surles, assistant superintendent-custody & operations III,Harnett CI, 28y2mPeggy Thompson, correctional officer, Polk CI, 19y5mRussell Thompson, long distance truck driver,Correction Enterprises - Sign Plant, 12yCarol Wall, licensed practical nurse, Hoke CI, 9y1mBasil White, food service manager I, Bladen CI, 19yEarlier Retirements (not previously reported)November 2009Adams Wofford, clinical social worker, NC CIW, 25y8mJanuary 2010Susan Barnes, correctional officer, Fountain CCW, 16y9mPaul Beaulieu, sergeant, Piedmont CI, 7y9mSharon Beckner, x-ray technician II, NC CIW, 22y2mJohn Bergman, probation/parole officer II, DCC District 21, 18y11mCarlton Boone, correctional officer, Forsyth CC, 19y11mStanley Boyd, correctional officer, Warren CI, 24y6mSteven Brantley, correctional officer, Warren CI, 27y6mJerome Brown, correctional officer, Foothills CI, 6y4mLewis Calhoun, correctional officer, Avery-Mitchell CI, 20y8mNancy Canup, professional nurse, Cabarrus CC, 9y3mAlan Caviness, sergeant, Randolph CC, 12y4mDennis Edney, correctional captain, Avery-Mitchell CI, 23y9mClifford Ellis, correctional officer, Gaston CC, 22y1mDonny Fesperman, correctional officer, Cabarrus CC, 24y3mJulius Fritz, correctional officer, Polk CI, 7y9mMillie Gardner, professional nurse, Caledonia CI, 25y8mSue Griffin, professional nurse, Fountain CCW, 31y2mJames Hall, sergeant, Foothills CI, 22y1mWilliam Hambor, correctional officer, Swannanoa CCW, 5y1mDonald Harding, food service officer, Craven CI, 10y1mMary Harrop, administrative officer III, Parole Commission, 28y4mMargaret Hathaway, professional nurse, McCain CH, 6y2mGeorge Hoke, correctional officer, Western YI, 11y4mJames Hollingsworth, sergeant, Sampson CI, 10y5mJames Holmes, substance abuse councelor/advanced, Wayne CC, 14y11mJames Jackson, sergeant, Maury CI, 21y8mLeo Johns, dentist II, Eastern CI, 8y1mCharles Johnson, maintenance mechanic V,Correction Enterprises Farms, 27y7mMatthew Jones, superintendent I, Haywood CC, 29y4mJimmy Keener, assistant unit manager, Mountain View CI, 28y2mRobert Kelly, correctional officer, Morrison CI, 5y11mNeill King, intensive case officer, DCC District 13, 30y6mBabu Krishnamurthy, health assistant, Central Prison, 15y8mMichael Lane, training specialist II, Pasquotank CI, 28y10mTerrance Lester, correctional officer, Caswell CC, 21y10mJohn Lingle, facility maintenance supervisor IV, Piedmont CI, 30y7mRodney Lowder, sergeant, Cabarrus CC, 20y4mWilliam Lucas, correctional officer, Harnett CI, 20yMax Matthews, training instructor II, OSDT, 24yLinda Meadows, processing assistant III, Caledonia CI, 26y1mDavid Midyette, correctional officer, Hyde CI, 14y5mCarl Montjoy, correctional officer, Southern CI, 7y1mJimmie Morgan, lieutenant, Albemarle CI, 32y6mCharles Neal, district manager I, DCC District 23, 30y6mRobin Newell, probation/parole officer II, DCC District 21, 29y5mDennis Presley, correctional officer, Southern CI, 28y2mDarrold Presnell, correctional sergeant, Caldwell CC, 26y11mOliver Rogers, correctional officer, Duplin CI, 9y6mDavid Ross, long distance truck driver,Correction Enterprises Farms, 28y6mJames Rowell, correctional case manager, Anson CC, 25y4mEffrey Shankj, sergeant, Randolph CC, 27yFred Shields, correctional officer, Caledonia CI, 30y4mHorace Sutton, captain, Lumberton CI, 21y11mCadealuis Troublefield, training coordinator I, OSDT, 27y6mRobert Tucker, correctional officer, Scotland CI, 6y7mGlenno Williams, correctional officer, Franklin CC, 29y4mJackie Williams, captain, Scotland CI, 32y1mJames Wilson, pharmacy technician, Central Pharmacy, 20yRobert Wilson, correctional officer, Sampson CI, 22y10mJames Winston, correctional officer, Orange CC, 19y6mFebruaryAlvin Breeden, probation/parole officer I, DCC District 16, 29y7mJames Hamrick, correctional officer, Rowan CC, 15y1mPatricia Thompson, office assistant IV, DCC District 6, 15y5mNoah Wiseman, correctional officer, Charlotte CC, 28y1mAprilStephen Bailey, administrator II, DOP Western Region, 38y1mDaniel Balfrey, correctional officer, Sanford CC, 11y9mHenry Dozier, probation/parole officer II, DCC District 1, 17y4mJoseph McKoy, sergeant, Sanford CC, 21y5mPhillip Parsons, assistant superintendent-programs II,Morrison CI, 30y1mRonel Reynolds, correctional officer, Tyrrell PWF, 12y2mLinda Rivers, correctional officer, Warren CI, 5y6mJames Roberson, chief probation/parole officer,DCC District 24, 39y3mDavid Williams, sergeant, Catawba CC, 21y6mJohn Wrape, programs supervisor, Albemarle CI, 30yOfficers score Honor RollTwo officers were named to the honor for their scores inrecent Basic Correctional Officer training.They were Jonathan McDonald of Eastern CorrectionalInstitution and Thomas Smith of Polk Correctional Institution.Follow DOC newson these social media, too.Correction Newsis a newsletter for and about employees in theN.C. Department of Correction. If you havesuggestions or comments, please contactGeorge Dudley, editor, at 919.716.3713,or at dgh02@doc.state.nc.us.Correction News / June-July 2010 Page 5

Correction News / June-July 2010 Page 6SpotlightForsyth Correctional CenterWINSTON-SALEM |Forsyth CorrectionalCenter in Winston-Salemis a minimumsecurityprison for adultmales.Forsyth wasone of 51 countyprisons for whichthe state assumedresponsibility withthe passage ofthe Conner bill in1931. It was one of61 field unit prisonsrenovated orbuilt during the late1930s to house inmates who workedthe state’s roads and interstates.Today, the prison operates asa transitional center, handling anextremely high case of releasesand specializing in transitionalservices. Inmates assigned to ForsythCC are able to take advantageof multiple educational and vocationalclasses offered throughForsyth Technical Community Collegeand Surry County CommunityCollege. Based on a partnershipwith Forsyth Technical CommunityCollege, professors and instructorsfrom the college offer part-timeand full-time classes for inmatesinterested in learning a skilledtrade prior to their release. SurryCommunity College works withinmates from Forsyth Correctionalto provide vocational training,as well as educational coursesat Dobson Educational Center inDobson.Forsyth Correctional specializesin vocational classes, includingHVAC, carpentry, electrical wiring,plumbing and automotive. Inmatesare also able to take educationcourses through study release opportunitiesand the UNC Outreachprograms.Other on-unit programs at Forsythinclude Alcoholics Anony-Continued on the next pageRobin Kelly, foodservice manager.Right, Roger Clawson,correctional officer.Below, Tameika Faison,sergeant; and JoshuaDoll, officer incharge.Left, WallaceShields Jr. (center),superintendent II;Robin Crews (left),office assistantIV; and DavidBoswell, assistantsuperintendent II.Right, Ezra Davis,administrativeofficer; and TeddyMorton, facilitymaintenancesupervisor.Mark McCallister, Terry Wiles and Lorenzo Shaw,correctional officers.ThomasGrice, foodserviceofficer.Stephen Martin, correctional officer; andRonald Evans, sergeant.

Left, Keith Edwards, Bobby Jo Bullins and Bruce Woods,correctional officers.More Spotlight pictures on the next pageLeft, Tim Ashby and DarylHolmes, correctional officers;William Tilley, sergeant. Below,John Groves and Will Pledger,field correctional officers.Correction News / June-July 2010 Page 7Spotlight continuedmous, Narcotics Anonymous,Think Smart, Character Education,New Leash on Life and Project Re-Entry.One-fourth of the prison’s inmatesare assigned to work releasejobs. Forsyth Correctional alsosupplies 11 Department of Transportationroad squads and twolitter crews. The prison also hasvarious on-unit jobs as janitors,maintenance workers and kitchenstaff.The facility’s chapel was dedicatedin 1987 and was built basedon funding from local churchesin the community. Area churchesalso provide three full-time chaplainsand two administrative assistants.The chapel recently receivedthe 2009 Joel A. Weston MemorialAward for Non-Profit Excellence.The chapel works with inmatesand leads Sunday religious servicesthat are open to inmates andtheir families. Religious programmingincludes two Bible studyclasses, Yokefellow, Gideons andMuslim services.In addition, Chaplain Serviceshas orchestrated numerous local,national and internationaloutreach services, including reliefefforts for Haiti and the ContainerProject. The Container Project allowsdonated long-bed trailers andshort-bed trailers to be convertedto provisional classrooms andschools for the Dominican Republic.Upper left, BrentMacemore andDanica Bell,correctionalofficers. Upperright, Jamie Lewis,vehicle maintenanceofficer; andTheresa Welcherand Edward Gunn,correctionalofficers. Right,Herbert Lawson,sergeant;Ray Bryant,correctionalofficer.Veda Payne left, sergeant; andJohn Lambert, officer in charge.Vance Speller, correctional officer; andAnthony Venable, sergeant.

Correction News / June-July 2010 Page 8Chris Workman, Aubry Wall and Chris Sankey,correctional officers.Barry Groce and Ervin Shaw,correctional officers.Dr. Arthur Davis, physician;and Carolyn Carter, nurse.Crystal Bailey,programsupervisor.Cynthia Wilson (seated),processing assistant III;Keishea Boyd (left), casemanager; and David Thornsbury,case manager.Above, Jone Reid, chaplain staff; RodneyStillwell, head chaplain; and Nancy Guyton,chaplain administrative assistant. Left,Tangee Williams (standing), program directorI; and Latonya Delapp, program supervisor.SpotlightFoothills groupschedules fallgolf tourneyMORGANTON | The most beautifultime of year in the mountainsis fall, and it will provide a dramaticbackdrop for golf on Oct.11.That’s when the Foothills CorrectionalInstitution EmployeeActivity Committee will have agolf tournament to raise moneyfor a variety of “giving” endeavors.The registration deadline isSept. 30. Contact Lowell Summeyat (828) 438-5585 extension 220for a registration form and details.Silver Creek Plantation willbe the site of the tournament.The course is at 4241 PlantationDrive, Morganton, NC.Played in the “captain’schoice” format, each team willhave four players. The entryfee of $50 per person includeslunch. Each player can buy upto two mulligans for $5 each.A shotgun start will kick offthe tournament at 8:30 a.m. Oct.18 is the rain date.If enough players sign up,cash prizes will be awarded forfirst, second and third placeteams. A prize will also be offeredfor a hole-in-one.In addition to door prizes, thelongest putt, longest drive andclosest shot to the pin will alsobe rewarded.The tournament is the EmployeeActivity Committee’smajor fund-raiser of the year.Proceeds support donations toarea non-profits, the committee’scommunity service project, flowersfor a death in an employee’simmediate family, retirementplaques for employees who haveat least five years of DOC service,an annual staff appreciationmeal and an employee Christmasevent.

Brown Creek CI drill was a ‘disaster’ that went wellPOLKTON | In conducting a disaster drillRight, Officer Scottin May, Brown Creek Correctional Institutionturned it into an interagency event, gurney), registeredMcFaulds (victim onbringing in local emergency managementnurse Judy Lovin(front), medicalteams and Red Cross personnel.records assistant;The mock event simulated the aftermathof a bomb explosion that caused(rear left) andStephanie Waltersregistered nurseextensive injuries and created air andToni Haire (rightstructure dangers. The warehouse wasrear) Below left,the site of the simulation, and both staff Officer Christopherand inmates were portrayed as sustaininginjuries.nurse Ella ThomasChavis (victim)license practical“We wanted to exercise the staff in respondingto several emergencies, a bomb nurse Judy Lovin.and registeredBelow right,threat and subsequent explosion, makingSgt. Jerry Baileythe exercise a real as possible,” said Herb (victim) and OfficerJackson, prison administrator.William AlbrittonOutside agencies participating were(responder).Anson County Emergency Managementand 9-1-1 center, Lanesboro/Polkton FireDepartment and the Union/Anson chapterof the American Red Cross.Participation by the agencies allowedthe prison to introduce new elementsto a disaster drill: Using 9-1-1 dispatchers;bringing a fire truck onto facilitygrounds; inspecting for heat and toxicfumes; working with DOC personnel inmoving casualties to a triage/treatmentstaging area and to advanced medicalcare.Moulage was used to create realisticinjuries, allowing the medical staff topractice assessing and treating traumawounds.DOC personnel implemented the IncidentCommand Structure, allowing forenhanced communication between the incidentcommander and members of the operations branch(medical, security, fire suppression, etc.).Observers from Brown Creek CI Operations and itsmedical office, Anson County Emergency Management andLanesboro Fire Department reported that responding personnel“did an outstanding job and displayed professionalismin treating this exercise in a realistic manner.” Staffmembers reported not only learning from the drill, and be-gan to formulate changes in how they would respond to the“next disaster.”“This was the second time that Brown Creek had conducteda mass disaster drill,” Jackson said. “Overall, froma custody standpoint Shift 1-B and medical did an exceptionaljob dealing with multiple outside agencies duringthis emergency exercise.”Correction News / June-July 2010 Page 9Helena Dove, center, was namedLumberton Correctional Institution’sVolunteer of the Year. Sheis flanked by Bob Lewis, directorof the Division of Prisons, andSandra Thomas, Lumberton CIsuperintendent.Lumberton Correctional salutes volunteersLUMBERTON | Lumberton CorrectionalInstitution recently hosted its annualbanquet honoring the volunteers whoserve the prison.The banquet was held in the facilities’dining hall and featured a mealprepared by the inmates assigned tothe kitchen.Superintendent Sandra Thomaswelcomed the volunteers and theirguests to an evening filled with food,entertainment and gifts.Division of Prisons Director BobLewis, guest speaker for the evening,gave a message commitment and encouragementto both volunteers andinmates in attendance. He presented alapel pin to all volunteers at the facility.Approximately 75 volunteers,guests and staff attended the event.Gratitude was also expressed tothe Lumberton Community ResourceCouncil for its generous monetarydonation to the event, to the kitchenstaff and to the horticulture programfor the flower and plants.