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The N.C. Department of Adult Correction honored its top Community Supervision employees during an event at NC State’s McKimmon Center on Aug. 22.
The third graduating class of the North Carolina Field Minister Program at Nash Correctional Institution received their diplomas on June 7.
More than 500 reentry professionals, advocates, service providers and local reentry council members participated in the three-day 2023 NC Reentry Conference.
April is Second Chance Month in North Carolina, a time to remember the obstacles faced by the more than 20,000 people returning to their communities after leaving state prisons.
More than one-quarter of North Carolinians have criminal records that frequently triggers collateral consequences limiting their housing and employment opportunities.
More than one-quarter of North Carolinians have criminal records that frequently triggers collateral consequences limiting their housing and employment opportunities.
“You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.”
-- Shirley Chisholm, former seven-term U.S. representative from New York and first African American woman elected to the United States Congress.
-- Shirley Chisholm, former seven-term U.S. representative from New York and first African American woman elected to the United States Congress.
Congratulations to North Carolina's newest group of Probation/Parole Officers. The 18 officers from Class 2 completed their seven-week basic training at Samarcand Training Academy in Jackson Springs. Following remarks from Deputy Secretary for Community Supervision, Tracy K. Lee, the officers were awarded their badges and sworn in by Superior Court Judge James P. Hill.
To find out more about a career as a Probation/Parole Officer, or other careers within the Department of Adult Correction, including upcoming hiring events, visit dac.nc.gov/careers.
To find out more about a career as a Probation/Parole Officer, or other careers within the Department of Adult Correction, including upcoming hiring events, visit dac.nc.gov/careers.
Congratulations to 37 Department of Adult Correction officers and staff. They were awarded Advanced Criminal Justice Certificates by the N.C. Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission, during the board’s quarterly meeting.
SALISBURY — Adult Correction staff are used to reacting quickly and calmly in an emergency. Four employees of Piedmont Correctional Institution did just that while driving back from a meeting, possibly saving the life of a truck driver on Interstate 85.
The group left Piedmont early Tuesday for Winston-Salem, where regional facility staff provided feedback on the department’s Strategic Plan. After lunch, they started back for Salisbury.
“We were still talking about the plan,” recalled Jennifer Jones, Piedmont’s correctional programs supervisor.
The group left Piedmont early Tuesday for Winston-Salem, where regional facility staff provided feedback on the department’s Strategic Plan. After lunch, they started back for Salisbury.
“We were still talking about the plan,” recalled Jennifer Jones, Piedmont’s correctional programs supervisor.
When Anthony Faison was released from prison, he wanted to make a positive impact on the world. He went back to school, earned his teaching
credentials and took a position with Sampson Community College.
Faison now works as an instructor at Sampson Correctional Institution through a partnership with the college. Student offenders earn educational credits from SCC, including Faison’s Human Resource Development class.
credentials and took a position with Sampson Community College.
Faison now works as an instructor at Sampson Correctional Institution through a partnership with the college. Student offenders earn educational credits from SCC, including Faison’s Human Resource Development class.
N.C. Correctional Institution for Women's offenders give their time to make Christmas cheer.