Prison Reentry /tags/prison-reentry Prison Reentry en-US Copyright Tue, 13 Aug 2024 19:29:42 GMT Plan approved by North Carolina panel to meet prisoner reentry goals /news/2024-08-13/prison-reentry-north-carolina A panel has laid out specifics designed to bring numerous North Carolina state government agencies together to improve outcomes for prisoners when they are released, leading to reduced recidivism. The Joint Reentry Council created by Gov. Roy Cooper's executive order in January last week approved a plan to meet more than two dozen objectives by using over 130 different strategies. Tue, 13 Aug 2024 19:29:42 GMT /news/2024-08-13/prison-reentry-north-carolina Associated Press Local councils help people coming home from jail, prison make the transition /news/2024-05-24/reentry-councils-jail-prison-transition For years, reentry councils have covered less than a quarter of NC counties, despite people being released into communities all over the state. That number is poised to swell this year. Fri, 24 May 2024 20:14:25 GMT /news/2024-05-24/reentry-councils-jail-prison-transition Rachel Crumpler/NC Health News “We can make more success stories”: State leaders mobilize to strengthen reentry support /news/2024-04-26/prison-incarcerated-reentry-conference Prison leaders say that 2024 will be an inflection year to make significant progress breaking down barriers formerly incarcerated people face when returning to the community. Fri, 26 Apr 2024 19:22:06 GMT /news/2024-04-26/prison-incarcerated-reentry-conference Rachel Crumpler/NC Health News Inmates with mental health diagnoses perform better when given therapy, a new study finds /health/2021-10-04/inmates-with-mental-health-diagnoses-perform-better-when-given-therapy-a-new-study-finds New research released from the N.C. Department of Public Safety finds that incarcerated individuals with mental health disorders have better outcomes when placed in a Therapeutic Diversion Unit than when they are placed in restrictive housing like solitary confinement. Mon, 04 Oct 2021 20:05:26 GMT /health/2021-10-04/inmates-with-mental-health-diagnoses-perform-better-when-given-therapy-a-new-study-finds Jason deBruyn Healing Property: Benevolence Farm Leads Women Out of Prison And Back to The Land /business-economy/2019-05-14/healing-property-benevolence-farm-leads-women-out-of-prison-and-back-to-the-land A nonprofit in Alamance County is celebrating the second anniversary of its working farm. Benevolence Farm provides housing and jobs for North Carolina… Tue, 14 May 2019 12:36:21 GMT /business-economy/2019-05-14/healing-property-benevolence-farm-leads-women-out-of-prison-and-back-to-the-land Rebecca Martinez State Program Aims To Help Former Inmates Land On Their Feet After Release /news/2019-05-13/state-program-aims-to-help-former-inmates-land-on-their-feet-after-release At the Lexington Police Department building, just 30 minutes south of Greensboro, dozens of people are running around trying to avoid going back to jail.… Mon, 13 May 2019 13:00:54 GMT /news/2019-05-13/state-program-aims-to-help-former-inmates-land-on-their-feet-after-release Naomi P. Brown FIT Program Provides Critical Medical Support For Former Inmates /health/2018-06-13/fit-program-provides-critical-medical-support-for-former-inmates While incarcerated it is a constitutional right for inmates to receive medical care. But what happens when inmates are released and no longer have access… Wed, 13 Jun 2018 16:09:33 GMT /health/2018-06-13/fit-program-provides-critical-medical-support-for-former-inmates Dana Terry, Frank Stasio FIT Program Provides Critical Medical Support For Former Inmates /show/the-state-of-things/2018-06-13/fit-program-provides-critical-medical-support-for-former-inmates While incarcerated it is a constitutional right for inmates to receive medical care. But what happens when inmates are released and no longer have access… Wed, 13 Jun 2018 16:09:33 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-06-13/fit-program-provides-critical-medical-support-for-former-inmates Dana Terry, Frank Stasio How Will North Carolina Escape Its Prison Crisis? /law/2018-03-27/how-will-north-carolina-escape-its-prison-crisis Staffing and safety issues inside North Carolina prisons are at a perilous point. In 2017, five corrections officers were killed in violent incidents at… Tue, 27 Mar 2018 17:05:50 GMT /law/2018-03-27/how-will-north-carolina-escape-its-prison-crisis Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio How Will North Carolina Escape Its Prison Crisis? /show/the-state-of-things/2018-03-27/how-will-north-carolina-escape-its-prison-crisis Staffing and safety issues inside North Carolina prisons are at a perilous point. In 2017, five corrections officers were killed in violent incidents at… Tue, 27 Mar 2018 17:05:50 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-03-27/how-will-north-carolina-escape-its-prison-crisis Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio