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, Jan. 7, 10 a.m. – Noon
WHERE: Greg Poole, Jr. All Faiths Chapel, Dorothea Dix Park, 1030 Richardson Drive, Raleigh, 27603
WHO: Council members, honored guests, speakers, and a chance for public comment
AGENDA
10 a.m. — Welcome and Introductions: Josh Stein, Governor of North Carolina; Leslie Cooley Dismukes, NCDAC Secretary.
10:15 — Reentry 2030 Overview: George Pettigrew, NCDAC Senior Deputy Secretary of Rehabilitation and Reentry.
10:30 — OSHR Guidance and 2025 Law Changes Supporting Reentry Employment: Anna Perkinson, Assistant General Counsel, N.C. Office of State Human Resources.
11 — FIRST at Blue Ridge, Inc. Communities Working Together to Make a Difference: Executive Director Mark Merrick, Administrative Director Lindsay Jackson, NCDAC Program Coordinator Monica Wright, Program Director Joe Anderson.
11:45 — Public comments
11:55 — Closing remarks: NCDAC Senior Deputy Secretary Pettigrew.
The meeting can be viewed via livestream at https://www.youtube.com/@NCAdultCorrection/streams.