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,sCaba. rrus County <br /> henff's Department <br /> Robert M. Canaday, Sheriff <br /> <br />MEMO <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br />DATE: <br /> <br />MR. FRANK CLI}q~ON <br />COUNTY MANAGER <br /> <br />SHERIFF ROBERT M. CANADAY <br />February 26, 1998 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: CRIMINAL JUSTICE PARTNERSHIP <br /> <br />As part of the North Carolina Structured Sentencing laws the North Carolina General <br />Assembly enacted provisions found in General Statutes 143B-273.1 - 143B-273.19 titled <br />North Carolina State-County Crimiual Justice Partnership Act (copy attached). <br /> <br />In summary this act set up funding for each county to develop programs to accomplish <br />any cf the following goals: <br /> <br />i. Reduce recidivism <br />2. Reduce the number of probation revocations <br />3. Reduce alcoholism and other drug dependencies among offenders, and <br />4. Reduce the cost to the State and the counties of incarceration <br /> <br />It is my understanding that Cabarrus County has approximately $126,000.00 in funds <br />available for setting up a local program. These funds are available each year based on <br />the funding formula found in the statutes. <br /> <br />We have met with the majority of the criminal justice agency heads in Cabarrus County <br />and discussed the need for additional Mental Health programming for the chemically <br />dependent probationer in Cabarrus County. The current staffing at Mental Health is not <br />sufficient to meet the demand in a timely manner. <br /> <br />We are requesting the Board of County Commissioners to consider taking the first step in <br />soliciting the available funding, which is to appoint a County Crhninal Justice <br />Partnership Advisory Board as set out in General Statute 143B-273.10. <br /> <br />P.O. BOX 525 25 CORBAN AVE. S.E., CONCORD, N.C. 28026-0525 PHONE (704) 788-3108 ORI NC0130000 <br /> <br /> <br />