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Former Inmate Transforms Prison into Healing Campus

3/4/2026

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Kerwin Pittman, a former inmate, purchased a former prison in Goldsboro, North Carolina to establish the Recidivism Reduction Campus.
He founded the nonprofit RREPS to support formerly incarcerated individuals.
The campus will offer transitional housing and job training for up to 300 residents to reduce re-offending rates.
Pittman plans to transform the facility by removing prison-like features and creating a supportive environment that shifts focus from punishment to healing.

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Kerwin Pittman, a former inmate, purchased a former prison in Goldsboro, North Carolina to establish the Recidivism Reduction Campus.
He founded the nonprofit RREPS to support formerly incarcerated individuals.
The campus will offer transitional housing and job training for up to 300 residents to reduce re-offending rates.
Pittman plans to transform the facility by removing prison-like features and creating a supportive environment that shifts focus from punishment to healing.