The sound of heavy steel doors slamming at the Pitt County Detention Center is amplified by the hollow emptiness of its cement and concrete hallways, followed by a deep silence that accommodates nothing but an inmate's thoughts.

Without someone to intervene and relieve the emptiness of such solitude, what follows can become a dangerous brew of anger, frustration and fear that can lead to violence or tragedy.

The interventionist at PCDC is chaplain Edward L. Pollock Jr.

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