Correction News - North Carolina Department of Corrections

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.