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North Carolina electronic courts management lawsuit can continue against developer, sheriff
A lawsuit alleging North Carolina’s new electronic courts records and case management system contributed to unlawful arrests ...
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NCDHHS announces investments to expand services that prevent incarceration in Western North Carolina counties impacted by Hurricane
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced funding to community-based programs in Western North Carolina that provide alternatives to incarceration. The $6.5 million ...
Sheriff Hughes reflects on his career, Craven Co. Jail escape and more in exclusive chat
News 12's Brian North sat down with Craven County Sheriff Chip Hughes. Here's their one-on-one conversation about working for ...
Drone drug drop at North Carolina prison thwarted by police intervention
POLKTON, N.C. — Three people were arrested this past week after they allegedly used a drone to try smuggling illegal drugs ...
Inmate dies from apparent hanging in Nash County Detention Center, deputies say
According to a press release by the Nash County Sheriff’s Office, an inmate was found unresponsive after an apparent hanging ...
NC Court of Appeals reverses order to transfer transgender inmate to women’s prison
A North Carolina Court of Appeals ruling has reversed a Wake County judge’s order allowing a transgender woman inmate to be ...