Rachel Crumpler

When Tracy Lee worked as a probation/parole officer in Mecklenburg County, he found himself supervising people with serious mental illness — and feeling ill-equipped to do so.

By Rachel Crumpler Key Takeaways: About a month ago, a young woman stopped by a bright green and blue bus parked outside the Alamance County Health Department, ready to start treatment for opioid use disorder. A mobile opioid treatment program — operating as a licensed extension of New Season Treatment Center’s Greensboro brick-and-mortar clinic — […]

SouthLight's Social Determinants of Health team helps patients connect to housing, transportation and other resources to support recovery.

Pilot programs in Durham and Mecklenburg County provide monthly payments to formerly incarcerated residents to see if greater financial stability improves reentry and reduces recidivism.

County sheriffs and jail administrators say growing jail populations are outpacing space and staffing.

By Rachel Crumpler As last year’s state budget stalemate stretched into January of this year, N.C. Department of Adult Correction Secretary Leslie Cooley Dismukes laid out the crises facing her department. Staffing shortages pushing prison operations to the brink. Ballooning medical costs. Broken fire safety systems and mounting deferred maintenance needs. Millions of dollars in […]

The office spent more than three decades using data and community partnerships to address persistent health disparities.

Close to 19,000 children in North Carolina have an incarcerated parent. Some prisons are exploring ways to help families stay connected.

Men at Neuse Correctional say they've experienced weeks of intense itching and bumps as prison officials worked to identify and contain scabies.

For incarcerated people serving long sentences, the “field minister” role provides purpose and a way to positively impact others.