Supporting Formerly Incarcerated People With Recovery.

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Philip Cooper is the director of Operation Gateway and Voices of Affrilachia, in Asheville, North Carolina. Akilah Wise is a senior editor at Health Affairs, in Washington, D.C. This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons At

Published: September 2025


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In Asheville, North Carolina, Philip Cooper's Operation Gateway supports people in their recovery journey after incarceration.

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