‘Right and smart thing to do’: Momentum for boosting support to people coming home after incarceration continues in second year

‘Right and smart thing to do’: Momentum for boosting support to people coming home after incarceration continues in second year

By Rachel Crumpler Ninety-five percent of incarcerated people in North Carolina prisons will one day return home — that’s roughly 18,000 people this year alone.  But walking out of the doors of one of the state’s 53 prisons often marks the start of new challenges. Many people encounter a host of obstacles impeding their ability to reestablish a life in the community. Employers frequently refuse to hire them because they have a criminal record, l…