Blog: Correction Connection

Fourteen Probation/Parole Officers Graduate in Final Class of 2022

Congratulations to North Carolina's newest group of probation/parole officers! The 14 officers from Class 14 for Calendar Year 2022 completed their 6-week basic training at Samarcand Training Academy in Jackson Springs, NC.

Four Facilities Advance toward ACA Accreditation

Columbus, Forsyth, Orange and Carteret correctional facilities earn exemplary audit scores.

Second Class of Prison Field Ministers Graduates

In black robes and mortarboards over tan prison uniforms, 13 offenders graduated from the Field Ministers program Wednesday at Nash Correctional Institution.

Chatham YDC’s Sartwell Named JJDP Teacher of the Year 

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Second Chance Month 2022

April is Second Chance Month in North Carolina, a time to focus attention on the challenges facing the more than 20,000 people returning to their communities each year after completing their sentences in prison.  Did you know that around 25 percent of North Carolinians have a criminal record?  That usually creates consequences that most people are not aware of. People leaving prison are starting over. They frequently need a place to live, a job and support to re-start their lives. In fact, about 95 percent of people in prison will eventually return to their communities.