"Plaintiffs now face the imminent loss of essential health care," the lawsuit says.

Over a fourth of North Carolinians released from prison are homeless. Kerwin Pittman hopes buying a prison can change that.

Years of vacancies, low pay and high turnover have eroded staffing levels, disrupting operations and raising safety concerns.

The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction released the list of 3,500 people on the Covid settlement list. This is the ...

After serving more than 11 years behind bars, Kerwin Pittman is transforming a shuttered prison into a campus offering ...

Evan Ashkin, a family physician and director of the North Carolina Formerly Incarcerated Transition Program, has long been concerned about people who are returning to the community from prison — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The leader of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction warned lawmakers Thursday that the state’s correctional staffing ...

COVID-19 vaccination rates for people serving time in North Carolina state prisons outpace the general public by a little and prison workers by a lot. The differences aren’t necessarily surprising, ...

Stress is high in North Carolina prisons, with a functional vacancy rate above 30 percent in facilities across the state. It's a chronic problem made worse by a pandemic that won't end and rising ...

North Carolina corrections report dire staffing shortages, 24% officer turnover. Prisons face budget gaps, rising inmate counts, $1.4B deferred maintenance. GPS monitoring risks cuts; board seeks ...