OFF THE CUFFS With Kimbrough

Right here in Forsyth County, there is a 14 year difference in average life expectancy based solely on the zip code in which a person resides. Public Health Director Joshua Swift and Sheriff Kimbrough talk about toxic stress, social determinations of health, and the importance of thinking upstream.

“This epidemic has no border. It goes from the inner city, it goes out in the county. It goes to every socioeconomic level, race, creed, color, sexual orientation, it does not care. It will kill them all the same.” Captain Brent Motsinger, the Community Paramedic Supervisor for Forsyth County Emergency Services, and Sheriff Kimbrough discuss the opioid epidemic.

Jim O’Neill, Forsyth County District Attorney, talks candidly about his firm belief in second chances and how that spurred his pivotal involvement in new state legislation creating an automated system to expunge non-violent crimes from an individual’s criminal record.

Garland Wallace, a Navy veteran, recounts how he began his career at the FCSO in the Detention Center. Despite being tied up during an inmate escape only 3 weeks into the job, he returned to work the next day and continued his career, eventually retiring at the rank of Major. A mentor to countless officers and community members alike, Major Wallace shares his story with Sheriff Kimbrough.

11/11 is the anniversary of (now retired) Captain Rowley's officer-involved shooting. A follow-up to our documentary Valor on Vance Road (available on our Facebook and YouTube), Sheriff Kimbrough and Captain Rowley candidly discuss not only the events but the lasting impact and powerful lessons of that day.

Guest Sheriff McFadden of Mecklenberg County talks frankly about the death threats he has received after taking his controversial stance on immigration, the betrayal of those he thought to be loyal friends, and his continued commitment to the community. ​

Winston-Salem Police Chief Catrina Thompson joins Sheriff Kimbrough at the table to discuss her personal journey from a child in Detroit to the leader of a large law-enforcement agency in the South.

Chaplain Glenn Davis and Sheriff Kimbrough discuss the role of a Chaplain in an agency, and how a Chaplaincy program helps first responders and families during their worst times.

Captain Tommy Bowman and Sheriff Kimbrough discuss the personal cost of being a law enforcement officer and the effects it has on officers outside of the work environment.

Max Maxwell speaks with Sheriff Kimbrough about law enforcement in the 21st century. They discuss how its changed, and what needs to be done to make interactions with the public better.