by Dawn Blagrove | Mar 15, 2017 | CJPC News, Criminal Justice Reform, Legislative Updates
House Bill 233, entitled Ban the Box, can make getting a job a little bit easier for those people with prior convictions. Primary sponsors are Democratic Whips, Rep. Garland Pierce and Rodney Moore, along with Rep. Cecil Brockman and Rep. Charles Graham. The...
by Dawn Blagrove | Feb 15, 2017 | CJPC News, Criminal Justice Reform, Mass Incarceration
As we reported in our last update, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is seeking applications for funding for the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program. The purpose of this grant is to...
by Dawn Blagrove | Feb 15, 2017 | CJPC News, Criminal Justice Reform, Mass Incarceration
Last week, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) held its annual CIT Conference. The conference was designed for law enforcement officers, jail administrators, court personnel, emergency responders, social workers, counselors, and mental health advocates. During...
by Dawn Blagrove | Jan 30, 2017 | CJPC News, Criminal Justice Reform, Legislative Updates, Mass Incarceration
In mid-January, the Department of Public Safety awarded Re-entry contracts to four additional “Intermediate Agencies” areas of the state. Five areas are currently funded. The new areas and agencies are: Leading into New Communities – New Hanover...
by Dawn Blagrove | Oct 10, 2016 | CJPC News, Criminal Justice Reform, Mass Incarceration
The Department of Public Safety recently awarded over $3 million in contracts to agencies providing evidence-based Cognitive Behavioral Intervention and substance abuse services to individuals on probation or post-release supervision. These contracts were awarded in a...
by Dawn Blagrove | Oct 10, 2016 | CJPC News, Criminal Justice Reform, Mass Incarceration
The Durham Sheriff’s Department has been awarded a Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program grant of $228,000 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJS). The purpose of the grant is to implement a system wide enhancement of identifying, screening and...
