Incarceration Work Group
Co-Leaders and Members
Co-Leaders:
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Name
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Co-Leader Type
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Title
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Organization
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Rick Glazier
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Organization
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Director, Law Blanchard Community Law Clinic | Campbell University |
| Jennifer C. Jackson | Community | Chief Executive Officer | Arise |
| Anita Wilson-Merritt, MD | NCDHHS | Medical Consultant, Corrections Team Lead | NC Department of Health and Human Services |
Work Group Members:
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Name
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Title
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Organization
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Evan Ashkin, MD
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Professor of Family Medicine, UNC Chapel Hill
Director, NC Formerly Incarcerated Transition (FIT) Program |
UNC Chapel Hill
NC Formerly Incarcerated Transition (FIT) Program |
| Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein | Duke University | |
| Arthur “Les” Campbell, MD | Chief Medical Officer | North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, Division of Comprehensive Health Services |
| Diannee Carden-Glenn | Founder | ekiM For Change |
| Zenobia Edwards, MAT, EdS, EdD | Executive Director | Old North State Medical Society |
| Marie Hartwell Evitt | Government Relations Counsel | North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association, Inc. |
| Rick Glazier | Director, Law Blanchard Community Law Clinic | Campbell University |
| Gary Junker, PhD, HSP-P | Deputy Secretary | North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, Division of Comprehensive Health Services |
| Kenneth Lassiter | NC Department of Health and Human Services | |
| Nicole E. Sullivan | Director of Reentry Services |
NC Department of Public Safety, Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention |
Updated 3/21/2024
Priorities
2022-2023 Priorities:
- Ensure access to behavioral health treatment, adequate medical care, and stable housing for those returning from incarceration
- Expand existing or create community Medication Assisted Treatment programs for people with substance use disorder detained in prisons and jails or transitioning to and from prison
- Improve access to treatment for substance use disorders, physical illnesses, and mental illnesses
- Improve resources and legislation pertaining to jails and prisons to reduce harmful impact of incarceration and foster successful reintegration into the community
- Increase access to multisystemic therapy for juvenile offenders
- Invest in public health alternatives to traditional law enforcement and sentencing, particularly for behavioral health issues
Priority Development Agenda
Action Plan
Meeting Schedule
2024 Incarceration Work Group Meeting Schedule
Wednesday, February 21, 2024, from 9:00 to 10:00 am, Microsoft Teams(Cancelled; to be rescheduled.)
Meeting Notes
Readings/Listenings
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. (2021). Using Federal Relief Funds to Invest in Non-Police Approaches to Public Safety. https://www.cbpp.org/research/state-budget-and-tax/using-federal-relief-funds-to-invest-in-non-police-approaches-to
- County Health Rankings & Roadmaps. (2018). Multisystemic Therapy (MST) for juvenile offenders, https://www.countyhealthrankings.org/take-action-to-improve-health/what-works-for-health/strategies/multisystemic-therapy-mst-for-juvenile-offenders
- Kang-Brown, J., Montagnet, C., and Heiss, J. (2021, January). People in jail and prisons. https://www.vera.org/downloads/publications/people-in-jail-and-prison-in-2020.pdf
- North Carolina Department of Justice. (2021, December). North Carolina task force for racial equity in criminal justice: End of year report 2021. https://ncdoj.gov/trec/reports/
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (n.d.). Evidence-based practice resource center. People in the criminal justice system. https://www.samhsa.gov/resource-search/ebp
- Vera Institute of Justice. Ending mass incarceration. https://www.vera.org/downloads/pdfdownloads/state-incarceration-trends-north-carolina.pdf
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