On a recent Friday in Greenville, a black bus parked outside the Joy Community Center and Soup Kitchen, drawing attention from those arriving for a hot meal. White lettering on the side of the vehicle ...

Kerwin Pittman is the first formerly incarcerated person in U.S. history to buy a prison. The project is attracting ...

Kerwin Pittman, standing, and Ciara Levy, seated, chat on board the Mobile Recidivism Reduction Center in Raleigh on Jan. 29, 2025. Pittman created the traveling support services center this year to ...

According to the Vera Institute of Justice, Massachusetts has attained the lowest incarceration rate of any state. It’s done so by incorporating cutting-edge, recidivism-reduction outreach that has ...

At least two pieces of bipartisan legislation aimed at overhauling Arkansas' approach to recidivism were awaiting Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' signature on Friday. House Bill 1931 by House Majority ...

John Tyson, John Mathes and Jim Ferguson explain eight policies that would help inmates become productive members of society.

In the yard, orange rust streaks the backboards of two basketball hoops. Weeds grow in the cracks of the concrete court. Blotches of moss blanket the eight benches encircling the court, a couple of ...

Congress has cut federal funding for public media — an $800,000 loss for WFAE. We count on readers like you to protect our nonprofit newsroom. Become a monthly member and sustain local journalism. On ...

Kerwin Pittman knows firsthand how difficult the transition from incarceration to day-to-day life can be, but with a set of wheels and a lot of hope, he’s determined to change that for Triangle ...