The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction and WakeMed Health and Hospitals have entered a first-in-the-nation pilot partnership to train potential prison chaplains through the hospital’s CPE program. .
Blog: Correction Connection
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The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction has announced North Carolina is the first state to develop a dashboard to track progress made toward objectives, strategies, and metrics established in its Reentry 2030 Strategic Plan.
Five women in custody have earned certification in Braille transcription, providing a service for the visually impaired population and a boost to their own reentry prospects.
Congratulations to North Carolina's newest group of Probation/Parole Officers. The twenty-three officers from Class 9 for 2025 completed their eight-week basic training at the NC Justice Academy in Salemburg.
Congratulations to North Carolina's newest group of Probation/Parole Officers.
NCDAC turns land at facilities and offices across the state into thriving habitats for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators along the NC Wildlife Federation's Butterfly Highway.
Congratulations to North Carolina's newest group of Probation/Parole Officers. The eighteen officers from Class 7 for 2025 completed their eight-week basic training at the North Carolina Justice Academy in Salemburg.
Congratulations to North Carolina's newest group of Probation/Parole Officers. The twenty-two officers from Class 6 for 2025 completed their eight-week basic training at the Samarcand Training Academy in Jackson Springs.
For the first time, medium custody offenders not only participated in a reentry simulation but also served as volunteers providing information at Maury Correctional Institution.
Thanks to a partnership between the N.C. Department of Adult Correction, The Duke Endowment, and the North Carolina and Western North Carolina conferences of the United Methodist Church, four community-funded chaplains will be placed in state prisons across the state.
As NCDAC’s Division of Engineering Construction and Maintenance (DECM) continues to make progress toward installing air conditioning in all prison living spaces by 2026, a major project at the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women (NCCIW) has been completed and will soon be reoccupied by female offenders and staff.
Congratulations to North Carolina's newest group of Probation/Parole Officers. The twenty-two officers from Class 5 for 2025 completed their eight-week basic training at the North Carolina Justice Academy in Salemburg.
Congratulations to North Carolina's newest group of Probation/Parole Officers. The twenty-four officers from Class 4 for 2025 completed their eight-week basic training at the Samarcand Training Academy in Jackson Springs.
RALEIGH -- One hundred and seven Department of Adult Correction officers and staff were awarded Advanced Criminal Justice Certificates by the N.C.