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Inside North Carolina’s prison crisis as a former inmate turns a state prison into a second-chance campus
North Carolina’s prison system is facing a crisis, from severe staffing shortages and budget pressures to the growing needs of an aging inmate population. We sit down with Secretary Leslie Cooley Dismukes to talk about t...
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Inside North Carolina’s prison crisis as a former inmate turns a state prison into a second-chance campus is an episode from Charlotte Talks by WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source. North Carolina’s prison system is facing a crisis, from...
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Published May 28, 2026, 50:13 long, audio available.
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North Carolina’s prison system is facing a crisis, from severe staffing shortages and budget pressures to the growing needs of an aging inmate population. We sit down with Secretary Leslie Cooley Dismukes to talk about the mounting concerns. Then we hear the story of Kerwin Pittman, a former inmate who is now transforming an abandoned prison into a space focused on opportunity, healing and second chances.
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Inside North Carolina’s prison crisis as a former inmate turns a state prison into a second-chance campus is an episode from Charlotte Talks by WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source.
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Published May 28, 2026 and 50:13 long