Former Wayne Correctional Center in Goldsboro, Kerwin Pittman says he’s the first formerly incarcerated person in the U.S. to buy a prison.

Kerwin Pittman is transforming a shuttered prison into a reentry campus offering housing, job training and support to people leaving incarceration.

Anna Stein is using her role to spotlight rehabilitation and strengthen support for people leaving incarceration.

Evan Ashkin, a family physician and director of the North Carolina Formerly Incarcerated Transition Program, has long been concerned about people who are returning to the community from prison — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Leslie Cooley Dsimukes, NC Secretary of Adult Correction, Jan. 15, 2026 Leslie Cooley Dismukes, NC Secretary of Adult Correction, ...

COVID-19 vaccination rates for people serving time in North Carolina state prisons outpace the general public by a little and prison workers by a lot. The differences aren’t necessarily surprising, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The leader of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction warned lawmakers Thursday that the state’s correctional staffing ...

The man who oversees North Carolina prisons will step down at the end of the month, officials said Monday. The move comes after two prison workers were killed in an escape attempt at Pasquotank ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina prisons were already a more dangerous place to work before four employees at an understaffed prison were killed during a failed breakout attempt last month. State ...

North Carolina corrections report dire staffing shortages, 24% officer turnover. Prisons face budget gaps, rising inmate counts, $1.4B deferred maintenance. GPS monitoring risks cuts; board seeks ...

"We need your help, and we need it now," the leader of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction told lawmakers.