Some prisons are more short-staffed than others

Here's how staffing looked at the state's prisons in December 2025:

A bar chart showing the distribution of staffing shortages across the state's prison system

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Chart: Rachel Crumpler/NC Health NewsSource: N.C. Department of Adult Correction data provided to NC Health NewsEmbed Created with Datawrapper