Prevalence of Self-Harm in NC Prisons

The N.C. Department of Adult Correction manages a range of self-harm behaviors. When an incarcerated person is identified as at risk for or engages in self-directed violence, they are immediately placed under constant observation as part of the initial safety precautions. Correctional officers notify the facility duty officer and medical and behavioral health staff. A behavioral health clinician evaluates each identified person and completes a Self-Injury Risk Assessment.

Department of Adult Correction data on self-directed violence includes events that may have been suicidal, nonsuicidal or with undetermined intent. The above assessments may have been a result of a self-injurious action by an incarcerated person or a communication (verbal or written) of potential self-injury.
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