{"podcast":{"title":"Due South","slug":"due-south-6665725","podcast_index_feed_id":6665725,"rss_url":"https://duesouth.feed.wunc.org/","website_url":"https://www.wunc.org","image_url":"https://f.prxu.org/6066/images/f99ad742-894f-4e8f-959e-a4964b9d0b9f/__wunc_due_south_2000x2000.jpg","author":"Jeff Tiberii, Leoneda Inge (duesouth@wunc.org)","episode_count":750,"summary":"“Due South” is WUNC News’ weekday current affairs radio program and podcast. Broadcast from the American Tobacco Historic District in downtown Durham, co-hosts Leoneda Inge and Jeff Tiberii put life in the Triangle region into perspective and present a unique sense of place. From interviews with state lawmakers and local luminaries to Friday news roundups with statewide journalists, “Due South” puts current events into context and offers audiences a greater sense of connection. Each hour-long show sparks deeper conversation and understanding of life in and beyond the Triangle.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-15T06:24:30.242463+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/due-south-6665725"},"episode":{"title":"North Carolina’s jails are facing an overcrowding crisis. And, a fight for voting rights of formerly incarcerated","slug":"north-carolina-s-jails-are-facing-an-overcrowding-crisis-and-a-fight-for-voting-rights-of-formerly-incarcerated","published_at":"2026-08-13T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/due-south-6665725/north-carolina-s-jails-are-facing-an-overcrowding-crisis-and-a-fight-for-voting-rights-of-formerly-incarcerated","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/due-south-6665725","url":"https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_6066_78692a69-1742-43a0-8c9f-e68dab8dad02&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wunc.org%2Fpodcast%2Fdue-south%2Frss.xml","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/6066/78692a69-1742-43a0-8c9f-e68dab8dad02/260813_D_BB.mp3","summary":"0:01:00 North Carolina’s jails are facing an overcrowding crisis. Here’s why. More than one-third of North Carolina’s nearly 100 jails have exceeded capacity at some point since January 2026. Nineteen of those jails have been overcrowded every single month of this year. Luke Woollard of Disability Rights NC joins Due South to discuss the growing impact of overcrowding. Luke Woollard , attorney for Disability Rights NC’s prison and jails team 0:13:00 Second Chance Federation fight voter disenfranchisement for the formerly incarcerated Jeff Tiberii speaks with Second Chance Federation executive director Daryl Atkinson, about the new organization’s efforts to restore voting rights to the formerly incarcerated. Daryl Atkinson , executive director, Second Chance Federation","meta_description":"0:01:00 North Carolina’s jails are facing an overcrowding crisis. Here’s why. More than one-third of North Carolina’s nearly 100 jails have exceeded capac…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3026,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/due-south-6665725/episodes/north-carolina-s-jails-are-facing-an-overcrowding-crisis-and-a-fight-for-voting-rights-of-formerly-incarcerated/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/due-south-6665725/north-carolina-s-jails-are-facing-an-overcrowding-crisis-and-a-fight-for-voting-rights-of-formerly-incarcerated.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}