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Una infractora de la ley, participante en la iniciativa de Extensión de Límites de Confinamiento y, quien se había fugado de su unidad de alojamiento aprobada, localizada en Asheville, ha sido detenida.

An offender participating in Extending the Limits of Confinement (ELC) who absconded from her approved residence in Asheville last year has been apprehended.

Wendy George (#1335640) was serving active sentences for five counts of Obtaining Property by False Pretense, Felony Violation Social Services, and Access Computer to Defraud.  She had a projected release date of Oct. 12, 2021. She now faces escape charges. 

Class 20 became the Class of ’22.

The 20th crop of future leaders in Adult Corrections was supposed to finish the year-long Corrections Leadership Development Program back in 2020. Then COVID-19 struck.

After a two-year pause, the Office of State Development and Training reassembled the group to complete coursework and group projects. Their relief-filled graduation ceremony was Thursday, July 14, at the OSDT Training Center in Apex.

En reconocimiento al importante servicio público proporcionado por oficiales de libertad provisional y delibertad probatoria del estado, el gobernador Roy Cooper proclamó del 17 al 23 de julio de 2022 como Semana Conmemorativa de Oficiales de Libertad Provisional, Libertad Probatoria y Supervisión en Comunidad en Carolina del Norte.

Every day, the more than 2,000 officers of Community Corrections carry out their sometimes unheralded mission as Probation/Parole Officers for the State of North Carolina. 

While you might not have noticed them in your community, they provide critical public service at all hours of the day and night.

In recognition of the important public service provided by the state’s probation/parole officers, Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed July 17-23, 2022, as Probation, Parole and Community Supervision Officers’ Week in North Carolina.

And the winner is…. A group of Community Corrections employees and partners who dealt with an unprecedented issue that led to a project never before attempted in the department got a special award for their work during the COVID-19 pandemic. The award was presented during the recent North Carolina Probation Parole Association training institute in Durham recently.

Bertie Correctional Institution offender Nicholas Austin Langley (#1499757) has died after an apparent suicide.

After a two-year delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Reentry Programs and Services successfully hosted the 2022 North Carolina Reentry Conference at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro on April 26-27. A pre-conference workshop on April 25 focused on effective correctional education strategies that prepare returning citizens for reentry and reduce recidivism.