Topics Related to Reentry

Five women in custody have earned certification in Braille transcription, providing a service for the visually impaired population and a boost to their own reentry prospects.

DURHAM – When Jorgie Brown exits the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women (NCCIW) early next month, she will be ready for new beginnings. She has been busy preparing for her release after spending almost four years in prison for a drug trafficking conviction in Carteret County. She says she has worked hard to prepare for her reentry into society and is grateful she will be employed when he leaves the facility.

This post was originally published on the Education Commission of the States from Dr. Brooke Wheeler, NCDAC superintendent of education. Dr. Wheeler would like to thank Ziev Dalsheim-Kahane, criminal justice and public safety policy advisor for Gov. Roy Cooper, for support on this post.

The monthly meeting of the N.C. Joint Reentry Council took place Nov. 21 at the NCDAC Office of Staff Development and Training in Apex. Offender rehabilitation and reentry stakeholders received updates from NCDAC Chief Deputy Secretary of Rehabilitative and Correctional Services Maggie Brewer and Deputy Secretary of Rehabilitation and Reentry George Pettigrew, as well as presentations from two reentry stakeholders. 

Offenders at Nash Correctional Institution held its own mock election, as a prelude to Election Day 2024.

North Carolina is one of six states selected to participate in a six-month Medicaid and Corrections Policy Academy in a pilot initiative to enhance reentry outcomes for people with complex needs transitioning from incarceration to the community.

Pamlico Community College instructors and administrators recently honored the perseverance and drive of 14 men who earned their associate degrees in Human Services Technology (HST) while housed at Pamlico Correctional Institution.

RALEIGH -- Over the past year, NCDAC's Education Services section led 54 prisons through the HiSET & Vocational Challenge, an initiative to increase the number of educational certifications earned by offenders in prison.  It was an overwhelming success, nearly quadrupling the number of HiSET and vocational completions over previous years.

On July 11, 2024, 35 women graduated from Aramark's IN2WORK Warehouse & Supply Chain program at Anson Correctional Institution in Polkton.  Also, in this class, 17 of the students applied for—and received—scholarships to further their education.

Congratulations to North Carolina's newest group of Probation/Parole Officers. The 38 officers from "Class 3" and "Class 3A" (listed below) completed their eight-week basic training at Samarcand Training Academy in Jackson Springs.  The officers were awarded their badges after being sworn in by Superior Court Judge Tonia Cutchin.