(a) An eligible offender is an adult offender who was convicted of a misdemeanor or a felony offense or is sentenced under the conditional discharge program as defined in G.S. 90-96 and meets any one of the following criteria: (1) Received a nonincarcerative sentence of a community punishment. (2) Received a nonincarcerative sentence of an intermediate punishment. (3) Is serving a term of parole or post-release supervision after serving an active sentence of imprisonment. (b) The priority populations for programs funded under this Subpart shall be as follows: (1) Offenders convicted of a felony or offenders sentenced under G.S. 90-96 conditional discharge for a felony offense. (2) Offenders identified by the Division of Community Supervision and Reentry using a validated risk assessment instrument to have a high likelihood of reoffending and a moderate to high need for substance abuse treatment.
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