14-254.5. Definitions.
The following definitions apply in this Article:
(1) Employee. - Any person who is hired or contracted to work for the State or a local government.
(2) Prisoner. - Any person in the custody of (i) the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety, (ii) any law enforcement officer, or (iii) any local confinement facility as defined in G.S. 153A-217 or G.S. 153A-230.1, including persons pending trial, appellate review, or presentence diagnostic evaluation.