A program designed to protect North Carolinians from people charged with sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking and other crimes faces a murky future as officials seek permanent funding for an organization that monitors alleged perpetrators across the state.

The program is operated by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Information Network in most of the state’s 100 counties. The quasi-governmental group, known as CJIN, uses ankle monitors tied into the Global Positioning System to determine how close a defendant is to a victim or another person who has accused them of abuse.

The group receives funding approved by the North Carolina General Assembly. But confusion over future funding of the group has led to warnings that the program could shut down, according to people familiar with

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