Stitching a life back together: North Carolina’s push to improve reentry services

Stitching a life back together: North Carolina’s push to improve reentry services

July 21, 2026

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The episode discusses North Carolina's efforts to improve reentry services through the story of Shirlye Grandy and her experiences.

It is hard to imagine finding hope in a steel cargo container. But Shirlye Grandy sees life, fellowship and beauty in the metal box that sits on the Dix Park campus in Raleigh. Grandy served nearly six years in the N.C. Correctional Institution for Women, but now holds the title of public arts project coordinator […]

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