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People seated in a row of chairs with folders in their hands participating in a reentry simulation
Posted inPrison Health

Reentry simulation helps participants understand challenges facing people newly released from prison and jail

by Rachel Crumpler March 24, 2023March 23, 2023

By Rachel Crumpler For an hour last week, I was a high school dropout who served four years in prison for internet fraud.  I was released from prison with $50 in cash, two things I could pawn and five transportation tickets. I had no forms of identification and no job. I would stay with my […]

A series of closed tan doors in a jail housing unit
Posted inPrison Health

Poorly resourced, insufficient oversight system allows violations, dangerous conditions in NC jails

by Rachel Crumpler January 13, 2023January 12, 2023
A handful of volunteers work in a library in a donated space. Books adorn shelves on the wall. There is a table in the middle of the room for people to assemble packages on.
Posted inPrison Health

Volunteer-led group sends books to incarcerated women statewide

by Rachel Crumpler December 23, 2022December 22, 2022
A black vending machine full of free naloxone kits in a white box
Posted inPrison Health

Vending machines dispensing free, life-saving medication

by Rachel Crumpler November 9, 2022November 15, 2022
image shows the corner of a building behind a fence with loops of barbed wire on top
Posted inPrison Health

Momentum building for MAT in jails across N.C.

by Rachel Crumpler September 15, 2022September 17, 2022
Two yellow figures emerge from behind bars and start walking down a path. At the end of the path is a house, but there is a roadblock in the way.
Posted inPrison Health

COVID-19 creates additional challenges for those leaving incarceration in NC

by Elizabeth Thompson July 16, 2021August 31, 2022

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