NC prisons' dire funding shortage. Former inmate Kerwin Pittman on buying a prison

Due South · May 14, 2026 · 50m

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North Carolina’s prisons face a crisis of staffing and funding

North Carolina’s 55 prisons are operating at minimum staffing, in a steep funding deficit. The state’s Department of Adult Correction is in need of an updated budget that accounts for the growing and aging prison population. WUNC News’ Colin Campbell updates Due South on the current state of the carceral system. This Due South encore conversation originally aired April 15, 2026.

Colin Campbell, Capital Bureau Chief, WUNC News

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Former inmate and recidivism reduction activist Kerwin Pittman’s journey to success

Kerwin…