Formerly Incarcerated Transition /tags/formerly-incarcerated-transition Formerly Incarcerated Transition en-US Copyright Fri, 24 May 2024 20:14:25 GMT Local councils help people coming home from jail, prison make the transition /news/2024-05-24/reentry-councils-jail-prison-transition For years, reentry councils have covered less than a quarter of NC counties, despite people being released into communities all over the state. That number is poised to swell this year. Fri, 24 May 2024 20:14:25 GMT /news/2024-05-24/reentry-councils-jail-prison-transition Rachel Crumpler/NC Health ¹ÏÉñapp Formerly incarcerated at higher risk of suicide — even years after prison release, study finds /health/2024-03-22/formerly-incarcerated-higher-risk-suicide-after-prison-release-study Former North Carolina prisoners had sustained suicide risk, even three years after release, suggesting a need for more consistent support for people returning to the community. Fri, 22 Mar 2024 17:57:17 GMT /health/2024-03-22/formerly-incarcerated-higher-risk-suicide-after-prison-release-study Rachel Crumpler/NC Health ¹ÏÉñapp North Carolina joins an effort to improve outcomes for freed prisoners /news/2024-01-29/north-carolina-joins-an-effort-to-improve-outcomes-for-freed-prisoners North Carolina has joined a new nationwide effort to improve outcomes for more prisoners who return to society through an approach focused on education, health care and housing. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper signed an executive order Monday that seeks to reduce recidivism through formal training and workforce tools for incarcerated people so more can succeed once they are freed. Mon, 29 Jan 2024 22:56:44 GMT /news/2024-01-29/north-carolina-joins-an-effort-to-improve-outcomes-for-freed-prisoners Associated Press Moving forward with Durham's guaranteed income /wunc-youth-reporting-institute/2023-12-04/durham-guaranteed-income-stipend-basurto In August, Durham County launched a guaranteed income pilot program that provided a monthly stipend to 125 families. Youth reporter Sofia Basurto interviewed participants to understand how the program has impacted their lives. Mon, 04 Dec 2023 18:32:00 GMT /wunc-youth-reporting-institute/2023-12-04/durham-guaranteed-income-stipend-basurto Sofía Basurto Loving While Locked Up /show/embodied-radio-show/2021-02-19/romance-incarceration-prison-love When a judge locks someone up, it’s not just that one person serving a sentence. Families and loved ones suffer the punishment too. Despite the economic… Fri, 19 Feb 2021 17:55:45 GMT /show/embodied-radio-show/2021-02-19/romance-incarceration-prison-love Grant Holub-Moorman, Anita Rao From Prison To Home: Five Lives Converge On A Farm In NC /arts-culture/2019-04-30/from-prison-to-home-five-lives-converge-on-a-farm-in-nc Once criminals have served their time, they are released and expected to return to being productive members of society. But what resources are in place to… Tue, 30 Apr 2019 16:10:38 GMT /arts-culture/2019-04-30/from-prison-to-home-five-lives-converge-on-a-farm-in-nc Dana Terry, Frank Stasio From Prison To Home: Five Lives Converge On A Farm In NC /show/the-state-of-things/2019-04-30/from-prison-to-home-five-lives-converge-on-a-farm-in-nc Once criminals have served their time, they are released and expected to return to being productive members of society. But what resources are in place to… Tue, 30 Apr 2019 16:10:38 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-04-30/from-prison-to-home-five-lives-converge-on-a-farm-in-nc Dana Terry, Frank Stasio FIT Program Provides Critical Medical Support For Former Inmates /health/2018-06-13/fit-program-provides-critical-medical-support-for-former-inmates While incarcerated it is a constitutional right for inmates to receive medical care. But what happens when inmates are released and no longer have access… Wed, 13 Jun 2018 16:09:33 GMT /health/2018-06-13/fit-program-provides-critical-medical-support-for-former-inmates Dana Terry, Frank Stasio FIT Program Provides Critical Medical Support For Former Inmates /show/the-state-of-things/2018-06-13/fit-program-provides-critical-medical-support-for-former-inmates While incarcerated it is a constitutional right for inmates to receive medical care. But what happens when inmates are released and no longer have access… Wed, 13 Jun 2018 16:09:33 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-06-13/fit-program-provides-critical-medical-support-for-former-inmates Dana Terry, Frank Stasio