More than 600 people gathered in Raleigh last April at the North Carolina Rehabilitation and Reentry Conference. One perhaps unexpected attendee sat front and center: first lady Anna Stein.
The reason soon became clear. Stein addressed the crowd, announcing rehabilitation and reentry as one of three priority issues she planned to focus on during her husband Gov. Josh Stein’s time in office.
“People who are incarcerated are truly the invisible of our society,” Stein told conference attendees on April 2. “I want to give them the message that I see them, and I want to hear what they have to say.
“I’m excited to roll up my sleeves and get to work alongside you,” she continued…