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.
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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.
A long-time Community Supervision employee has been recognized for her dedication and service by being named the winner of the 2024 Community Supervision Deputy Secretary’s Award.
Seven offenders from Catawba Correctional Center are learning to build furniture and rebuild their lives. They are the first cohort of offender-students training in the furniture craft through a partnership between the N.C. Department of Adult Correction and Catawba Valley Community College.
Congratulations to North Carolina's newest group of Probation/Parole Officers. Fifteen officers from Class 9 and twenty-one officers from Class 9A for 2024 completed their seven-week basic training at the Samarcand Training Academy and at the North Carolina Justice academy, respectively.
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.
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Incarcerated persons can now read all about what is happening in institutions across the state. The bonus is that it is from the perspective of their peers and is easily accessible on their tablets.
The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction honored the veterans among its staff with an early Veterans Day celebration Wednesday.