Over 800 men incarcerated at a prison in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, were recently evacuated to other facilities due to prolonged delays in water and power restoration efforts. This decision was made in response to the challenging circumstances faced by the prison, which made it necessary to transfer the inmates to seven different prisons both within and outside of North Carolina.
The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction issued a news release confirming the evacuation and stated that an online offender locator will be updated within 24 hours to provide information on the temporary locations of each relocated individual. However, the department did not provide a specific timeline for how long the inmates will remain at these temporary facilities.
