Blog: Correction Connection

Congratulations to Correction Enterprises for a few well-deserved recognitions received at this year's National Correctional Industries Association Training Conference in St. Louis, Missouri.

DURHAM – When Jorgie Brown exits the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women (NCCIW) early next month, she will be ready for new beginnings.

Governor Josh Stein has declared April as Second Chance Month in North Carolina, a time to focus attention on the challenges facing the thousands returning to their communities each year after completing their sentences

Congratulations to North Carolina's newest group of Probation/Parole Officers. The twenty officers from Class 3 for 2025 completed their eight-week basic training at the North Carolina Justice Academy in Salemburg.

Jacqueline Smith and LuKesha Wright are kept quite busy with their daily duties as social workers at the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women and Johnston Correctional Institution, respectively.

Congratulations to North Carolina's newest group of Probation/Parole Officers. The eighteen officers from Class 2 for 2025 completed their eight-week basic training at the North Carolina Justice Center in Salemburg.

Congratulations to North Carolina's newest group of Probation/Parole Officers. The twenty-three officers from Class 1 for 2025 completed their eight-week basic training at Samarcand Training Academy in Jackson Springs.

Brian Hamilton of Inmates to Entrepreneurs has taught offenders how to find work post-release by working for themselves.
The Matching Ceremony was the culmination of 18-24 months of training by offenders at three NCDAC correctional facilities: Caswell, Warren and Orange.

The NC Department of Adult Correction (NCDAC) Division of Community Supervision held its first Emergency Response Team (ERT) Basic Training course at the North Carolina Justice Academy in Salemburg recently.

Aa part of its Green Fleet initiative, the NC Department of Adult Correction (NCDAC) is replacing 32 aging diesel transit buses with new, cleaner-burning models – helping to modernize its fleet and improve air quality for NC communities.

Prison volunteer and Catholic deacon Michael Vandiver was recognized with Papal honors in front of Interim Director of Chaplaincy Services Sarah Jobe (right), family and fellow parishioners.
On Jan. 30, the NC Department of Adult Correction Division of Rehabilitation and Reentry Services hosted its first-ever reentry simulation exclusively for women at the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women.

Congratulations to North Carolina's newest group of Probation/Parole Officers. The twenty-four officers from Class 10 for 2024 completed their seven-week basic training at the North Carolina Justice Academy in Salemburg.