On a Mission with a Purpose: April interviews Kenneth Mees

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In Episode 5 of April's series, On a Mission with a Purpose, she talks to a man who has experienced incarceration from both sides.  As a young man, he worked as a Corrections Officer in a youth detention center in Butner, North Carolina.   Years later, he  himself landed in prison with a 3-year sentence.  Hear his story and learn about his current work as a peer support specialist for South Light, a mental health and substance use treatment center in Durham.

In 2023, Judy Van Wyk and April Barber partnered to create a podcast about the many issues people face when transitioning from prison. Van Wyk is a longtime video producer and criminal justice advocate. April Barber received a life sentence when she was 15. After more than 31 years, she had her sentence commuted by Governor Cooper. She was released March 24, 2022.