2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973.
§ 143B-273.12. Community-Based Corrections Plan.

§ 143B‑273.12.  Community‑Based Corrections Plan.

(a)        The Community‑Based Corrections Plan shall include the following:

(1)        A flowchart of the criminal justice system which describes processing steps from the point of arrest through conviction, to post‑release supervision after completing an active sentence of imprisonment. The flowchart shall identify all decision points, decision makers and options;

(2)        Number and rate of arrest, convictions, admissions to probation, jail, prison, and post‑release supervision;

(3)        Arrest practices and data, including the use of citations;

(4)        Pretrial release practices and data on type of release and bond amounts;

(5)        Procedures for assignment of indigent counsel;

(6)        Court procedures for reducing bond amounts;

(7)        Jail capacity and population data by type of offender;

(8)        The jail population by type of offender, type of offenses, and average length of stay;

(9)        Existing State and county community‑based corrections programs (pretrial, sentenced, and post‑release) including target population, program activities, profile of offenders entering and released from the programs, length of stay, and completion rates;

(10)      Education, vocation/employment, health, mental health, housing, and other social services which are available to offenders; and

(11)      Number of offenders who received an active sentence in the past two years, including type of offense, length of sentence, and actual time served.

(b)        Based on the information collected in subsection (a) of this section, the plan shall include a detailed description of the need for the proposed community‑based corrections program, the offender population the proposed program will target, the changes that are planned in local policies and procedures to accommodate the proposed program, and how the proposed program will be integrated into the criminal justice system.

(c)        The proposed program shall target eligible offenders as defined in G.S. 143B‑273.4.

(d)        Technical assistance to complete the plan shall be provided either by the Department, or the Department shall grant funds to the county for technical assistance. If a county receives technical assistance funds, the county must provide twenty‑five percent (25%) of the grant amount. (1993, c. 534, s. 1; 1997‑443, s. 19.8(c).)