N.C. Gen. Stat. § 148-128
Authorization for Correction Enterprises
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Current — April 1, 2022
As of June 1, 2021
The Section of Correction Enterprises of the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice is established as a division of the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety. The Section of Correction Enterprises of the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice may develop and operate industrial, agricultural, and service enterprises that employ incarcerated offenders in an effort to provide them with meaningful work experiences and rehabilitative opportunities that will increase their employability upon release from prison. Enterprises operated under this Article shall be known as "Correction Enterprises."
The Section of Correction Enterprises of the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice is established as a division of the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety. The Section of Correction Enterprises of the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice may develop and operate industrial, agricultural, and service enterprises that employ incarcerated offenders in an effort to provide them with meaningful work experiences and rehabilitative opportunities that will increase their employability upon release from prison. Enterprises operated under this Article shall be known as “Correction Enterprises.”
History
(2007-280, s. 1; 2011-145, s. 19.1(h), (j); 2017-186, ss. 2(yyyyyyyy), 3(a).)
Prison Reform Funding and Reporting. - Session Laws 2018-5, s. 16C.2(a), (b), provides: "(a) Notwithstanding G.S. 148-10.4, for fiscal year 2018-2019, the sum of fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) nonrecurring shall be transferred from Budget Code 24550, Fund Code 2325, to Budget Code 14550, Fund Code 1399, for prison facility infrastructure improvements related to safety equipment.
"(b) The Department of Public Safety (Department) shall report quarterly beginning November 1, 2018, and continuing quarterly until November 1, 2019, to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety on the implementation of the recommendations contained in the National Institute of Corrections Security Operational Assessment report of November 2017.
"The report by the Department shall include all of the following:
"(1) All modifications to Department rules, policies, and procedures related to disciplinary actions against correctional officers and other correctional staff.
"(2) All modifications to Department rules, policies, and procedures related to disciplinary actions against inmates.
"(3) Information regarding improvements in collaboration between the Department and Correction Enterprises.
"(4) The amount, content, quality, and frequency of staff training.
"(5) Modifications to inmate work assignments, including assessments of the appropriateness of particular work assignments based on inmate classification.
"(6) The results of security audits and inspections, listed both by facility and aggregated.
"(7) Facility infrastructure improvements made to emergency communication, location tracking capabilities, and installation of additional cameras.
"(8) Increased availability of staff personal safety equipment and institutional safety equipment.
"(9) Adequacy of staffing of prison facilities and actions taken to increase staffing levels.
"(10) Changes to the hiring and orientation processes and procedures for correctional officers."
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