WHAT: Bi-monthly meeting of the North Carolina Joint Reentry Council to coordinate efforts in improving rehabilitation and reentry of offenders returning to their communities after incarceration.
WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 12, 10 a.m. – Noon
WHERE: Mayland Community College, 200 Mayland Dr., Spruce Pine, NC 28777
WHO: Council members, honored guests, speakers, and a chance for public comment
AGENDA
10 a.m. — Welcome and Introductions: Leslie Cooley Dismukes, NCDAC Secretary.
10:15 — Strategic Planning Update and Live Dashboard Overview: George Pettigrew, NCDAC Senior Deputy Secretary of Rehabilitation and Reentry.
10:30 — From the Inside Out: A Panel on Reentry and Reintegration
Moderator: Leslie Cooley Dismukes, Secretary, NCDAC
Panelists:
Brent Bailey, Program Coordinator, Buncombe County Reentry Council;
Danny Hampton, Executive Director, Freedom Life Ministries;
Jason Wallace, Jail Liaison, Freedom Life Ministries;
Monica Wright, Program Coordinator- FIRST at Blue Ridge;
Marcus Eudy, NCDAC Work Release Participant, Caldwell Correctional Center.
11:45 — Public comments
11:55 — Closing remarks: Senior Deputy Secretary Pettigrew.
The meeting can be viewed via livestream at https://www.youtube.com/@NCAdultCorrection/streams.