The north carolina department of adult corrections goal to work collaboratively to create a safer north carolina

The North Carolina Department of Public Safety (NCDPS) was awarded a $142,107 Formula Grant under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, a federal grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. This grant, with a performance period from November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2026, will support NCDPS's efforts to enhance public safety, reduce crime, and strengthen the state's criminal justice system. The funding will be used to implement projects focused on law enforcement personnel, equipment, supplies, training, technical assistance, and information systems, as well as initiatives addressing crime prevention, prosecution, courts, corrections, drug treatment and enforcement, and victim services. The grant aims to help NCDPS address critical issues such as severe budget reductions, growing confinement populations, security threat groups, populations with significant medical and mental health needs, outdated technology, and staff recruitment and retention challenges, while also reinforcing the agency's ongoing efforts to eliminate sexual abuse and harassment in correctional facilities.

All divisions of the departments mission are to protect the public by collaboratively focusing on rehabilitation, protection, innovation, accountability, and professionalism. In keeping with prea, the north carolina department of adult correction has adopted the standard of zero tolerance of sexual abuse of offenders as defined in policy. Critical issues that provide barriers to the agencys efforts as IT continues to respond to the national prea standards are severe budget reductions, constant growth in the confinement population, security threat groups, populations with significant medical and mental health issues, projects to improve antiquated technology, and staff recruitment and retention. The north carolina department of adult correction has increased its efforts to eliminate sexual abuse and sexual harassment. Continued efforts to promote sexual abuse prevention for all stakeholders through education; about their rights to be free from sexual abuse and harassment, from retaliation, and ways to report; the agencys response to allegations, and efforts to ensure compliance with national standards. Reinforcement of agency training efforts managed by the prea office which includes a training and education program for stakeholders to include offenders, staff, volunteers, contractors/agents, investigators, compliance managers, and internal victim support staff.