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NC's prisons dire funding shortage. Kerwin Pittman on buying a former prison. The 2026 Full Frame Documentary Festival.
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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.
Colin Campbell, Capital Bureau Chief, WUNC News
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Former inmate and recidivism reduction activist Kerwin Pittman’s journey to success
Kerwin Pittman spent more than 11 years in the North Carolina prison system. With the support of family, he was able to navigate the re-entry process upon his release, becoming a recidivism reduction activist in the process. Eight years after his release, Pittman has become the first formerly incarcerated person in the United States to purchase a prison campus.
Kerwin Pittman, founder of Recidivism Reduction Educational Program Services, Inc.
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Full Frame Documentary Film Festival takes off
Due South speaks with the Co-Festival Director of Full Frame on the legacy of the festival, along with the Southern and North Carolina film selections screening during this year’s fest.
Sadie Tillery, Co-Festival Director and Artistic Director, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival