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A man in a suit stands inside a vacant prison that he purchased to turn into a reentry campus serving formerly incarcerated men

He once lived in prison. Now he’s turning one into a place for second chances.

by Rachel Crumpler January 23, 2026January 22, 2026

A sheriff and state juvenile justice official stand at the front of a room discussing the closure of a Mecklenburg juvenile detention center and what it would take to reopen

Amid shortage of juvenile detention beds, a facility in Mecklenburg sits empty

by Rachel Crumpler January 12, 2026January 11, 2026

State Health Policy

From child welfare to climate: Top NC health stories to watch in 2026

by Rose Hoban, Will Atwater, Jaymie Baxley, Anne Blythe, Rachel Crumpler, Jennifer Fernandez and Taylor Knopf January 2, 2026January 2, 2026

Four photos on a green background representing food aid, State Health Plan, General Assembly and Holly Hill Hospital, a mental health facility

What piqued readers’ interest in 2025? Six stories of reckonings in NC’s health care system.

by Taylor Knopf, Rachel Crumpler, Jennifer Fernandez, Rose Hoban, Jaymie Baxley and Ashley Fredde December 31, 2025December 30, 2025

The entrance of the Mecklenburg County Arrest Processing Center.

State Health Policy

Iryna’s Law aims to improve public safety — but it may deepen jail and health care strains

by Rachel Crumpler December 22, 2025December 21, 2025

Six people stand with shovels in their hands digging up dirt to mark the groundbreaking of tiny homes on a farm to house formerly incarcerated women reentering the community

NC reentry program turns to tiny homes to help women leaving prison

by Rachel Crumpler December 16, 2025December 15, 2025