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Offenders in the program tell the Commissioners that the program is working for them.

Travis Carter, Executive Director of North Central Community Corrections, the lead agency for the county community corrections program, presented some budget options to the Commission Tuesday.

As part of their community service requirements, the offenders will assist school custodians as needed, but will not have contact with school children.

During a recent meeting of the Community Corrections Advisory board, members discussed when an offender should be kicked out of the program for failing a drug test.

Pocahontas County Community Corrections Director Elissa Taylor wants the non-violent offenders from the county Day Report center to be able to do community service in county schools.

It’s taken a few months to work out all the kinks, but Community Corrections Director Elissa Taylor has the drug screening under control.

North Central Community Corrections, based in Randolph County, runs into a rough patch when three of the six counties it oversees decide to drop out. NCCC Executive Director Travis Carter says it won’t adversely affect the Pocahontas County Community Corrections program.

After a rocky start with Mercer County, Pocahontas Community Corrections starts over with Randolph County

Citing continuing dissatisfaction with the Mercer County program, the Pocahontas County Commission decides to start over with Randolph

The came, they spoke, but did they convince the Pocahontas County Commissioners of the benefits of their programs?

The Commission is running out of time to decide whether to stay with Mercer County or hitch onto another county program