A podcast dedicated to the roughly 98% of people incarcerated in North Carolina who will eventually be released back into our communities.
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Latest Episode
Season 4, Episode 6: Unlocking the Box
In our second episode examining the use of solitary confinement, we meet two people on a mission to end the use of prolonged solitary confinement in our nation's prisons.
Statistics on Incarceration in North Carolina
With an incarceration rate of 559 per 100,000 residents, North Carolina locks up a higher percentage of its people than almost any democratic country on earth.¹
Roughly 49% of people released from prison are rearrested within the first two years.²
A vast majority (95-98%) of incarcerated people in North Carolina will eventually be released back into our communities.³
Sources:1. https://www.prisonpolicy.org/profiles/NC.html2. https://www.nccourts.gov/commissions/sentencing-and-policy-advisory-commission3. https://governor.nc.gov/executive-order-no-303/