A new law shifts the census count for inmates from their prison location back to their hometowns. It shrinks the population of Cumberland County by 7,000.
Corrections Commissioner Marcus Hicks announced his resignation, one day after a report on violence at the women's prison. Lawmakers had sought his departure.
Governor releases the independent report commissioned after the Jan. 11 violent cell extractions and says a multi-year process to close the prison will begin.