WUNC News' Colin Campbell provides updates on the state of North Carolina's prisons. Recidivism reduction activist Kerwin Pittman talks about his own incarceration and how the experience inspired him ... ASHEVILLE, N.C.

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(FOX Carolina) - A habitual felon has been sentenced to more than 10 years in North Carolina state prison. The Buncombe County District Attorney’s Office said 46-year-old Ralph Lewis ... WUNC: Black transgender women report uniquely inescapable abuse across North Carolina prisons Three Black transgender women chronicle alleged abuses they faced while serving time in men's prisons in North Carolina. QCity Metro: What North Carolina is doing to improve prisoner reentry and reduce recidivism About 95 percent of incarcerated people in North Carolina will be released back into their communities someday.

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State programs are in place to ease their transition. What North Carolina is doing to improve prisoner reentry and reduce recidivism Yahoo: Teaching trades, not just textbooks: Why North Carolina needs data-driven prison education Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo: Getty Images) It costs the state of North Carolina $40,000 per year to incarcerate each of our nearly 30,000 inmates, and ... Teaching trades, not just textbooks: Why North Carolina needs data-driven prison education Yahoo: North Carolina man gets prison for selling firearms in Orange County