Criminal Justice Services News

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  1. Mecklenburg County’s Juvenile Crime Prevention Council to Spend $2 Million to Support Work with At-risk Youth

    The Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC) is accepting applications for funding from programs that serve at-risk and delinquent youth, or youth who are otherwise under the supervision of juvenile court. 
  2. Jury Scam Alert: Be Aware of Sophisticated Tactics

    Residents are being targeted by jury scammers who are using increasingly sophisticated tactics to lure victims into paying large sums of money. While such scams seem cyclical, County leaders want to caution residents to the latest methods. 
  3. U.S. Secretary of Labor Recognizes Job Training for Mecklenburg County’s Incarcerated Residents

    Mecklenburg County is getting national attention for its workforce development efforts, especially in preparing incarcerated people for jobs after their release. 
  4. Supplemental Income Pilot Program for Residents in Reentry After Incarceration

     Criminal Justice Services will launch an innovative pilot program to support residents reentering the community after incarceration. The Supplemental Income Pilot Program will kick off on July 1.
  5. County Awarded Grant to Sustain Local Justice System Solutions

    Mecklenburg County Criminal Justice Services was awarded an additional $228,000 in a capstone grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation recognizing seven years of progress toward safely reducing the local jail population while addressing inequities in the justice system.
  6. County’s Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Seeking to Support Organizations that Work with At-Risk Youth

    The Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC) is now accepting applications for funding of programs that serve at-risk and delinquent youth, or otherwise under the supervision of juvenile court. 
  7. County Holds Youth Resource Fair for Middle and High Schoolers

    The Community Engagement Task Group (CETG) will hold its first Youth Resource Fair on Saturday.
  8. National Addiction Treatment Week Is Oct 16-20

    Addiction is treatable, and recovery is possible. That’s the main message of National Addiction Treatment Week Oct. 16 – 20. 
  9. Criminal Justice Community Engagement Task Group Seeking Applicants

    Mecklenburg County’s Criminal Justice Services Department is seeking applicants for its Criminal Justice Community Engagement Task Group. 
  10. Criminal Justice Services Offers Learning Sessions to the Community

    April is known as Second Chance Month for the justice-involved population