By Rachel Crumpler Key Takeaways: Inside North Carolina prisons, incarcerated people have long turned to fellow prisoners for guidance about faith, conflict, grief, addiction and simply how to navigate life behind bars. An increasing number of those people are “field ministers” — incarcerated men who have earned a four-year bachelor’s degree in pastoral ministry while […]
Author Archives: Rachel Crumpler
Rachel Crumpler covers gender health and prison health. She joined NC Health News in June 2022 as a Report for America corps member. She became a regular staff member in 2025. Reach her at rcrumpler at northcarolinahealthnews.org or @rachelcrumpler.22 on Signal.
