Our Association represents the managers of the detention facilities located in North Carolina.

Using this web site, you can look up the Board of Directors, check on the up coming events, download our membership application, find helpful phone numbers or contact us if you need more information.

Our focus as the Board of Directors is on the upcoming 2008 Annual Training Conference in High Point at the Radisson Hotel on October 1st – 3rd. The Training Committee has completed the breakout training sessions, and we are all looking forward to a great conference with excellent training and an opportunity to network with vendors, jail administrators and other professionals from across the State. [read more]

Read the full August 2008 Newsletter

• Board Meeting - July 29, Buncombe Co. Detention Facility

Regional Training

• 2009 dates coming soon

Annual Convention and Trade Show

• Radisson, High Point, NC
  September 30-October 3
• Vendor Information
  • Exhibitor Registration Form
  • Conference Agenda for Exhibitors
  • Conference Schedule and Registration Form
  • Breakout Training Sessions

One of the main reasons for the success of the Regional Training is the coordination efforts of Mark Priest and the Staff of the NC Justice Academy. I greatly appreciate all their hospitality and assistance. I would also like to thank all the individual instructors who provided a professional, informative and interactive learning environment. The course evaluations continually reflected the professionalism, knowledge and courtesy of each instructor. I would also like to personally thank Sheriff Davis and Captain Cochran from Henderson County for providing a tour of their Detention Facility and allowing us to get a hands-onview of their newly equipped Transportation Van, a Diesel Dodge Sprinter. he equipment and design was excellent with a redesigned transportation insert and outstanding graphics that clearly displayed the pride of the Henderson County Detention Facility and Sheriff’s Office. You can see he photos in the newsletter but go to our website www.ncjaa.org and check out all the photos from the Regional Training. [read more]

Read the full May 2008 Newsletter

Much of my focus of late has been on budget issues as I am sure is the case with many detention administrators across the state.  We are preparing the fiscal budget for 2009 and tightening our belts in the current year to stretch funds to get us through to June 30th.  Many similar issues that we struggle with in next year’s budget is the pressure to increase revenues, increasing salaries for additional positions to provide adequate staffing, increasing operational lines for training, equipment, uniforms and even capital projects for construction of new facilities or continued building maintenance and repairs.  The same question still arises as we focus on managing detention facilities as being an operation or a business?  Unfortunately, it is a little of both as we do our best to be good stewards of county resources, while managing an efficient facility and generating enough revenue to sustain an ever increasing operational cost. [read more]

Read the full March 2008 Newsletter

Read the full November 2007 Newsletter

Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for consideration, the student must:

1. Be a member or the immediate family member (son, step-son, daughter, step-daughter or spouse) of a member of the North Carolina Jail Administrators’ Association. (Does not include Associate Members.)
2. The student must be enrolled in a Criminal Justice or related course of study in an accredited college, university or technical school.
3. The student must be engaged in or seeking a full-time career in detention, corrections, law enforcement, law or another criminal justice-related field.
4. The student may be required to appear for a personal interview before the Scholarship Committee.

To Apply

The student must complete a scholarship application and forward it (along with all required information) to the North Carolina Jail Administrators’ Association Scholarship Committee. The packet must be mailed to the following address and postmarked on or before September 1, 2008:

Elaine Christian, Executive Director
North Carolina Jail Administrators’ Association.
Scholarship Committee
Post Office Box 41368
Raleigh, NC 27629

The North Carolina Jail Administrators’ Association will award a cash grant up to $1,000.00 at the discretion of the scholarship committee. The decision of the Scholarship Committee is final.

Download application (.doc)