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Q&A: What is the N.C. Innocence Inquiry Commission? And why is it on the chopping block?
The state Senate’s budget proposal, which passed its final vote Thursday, would eliminate the North Carolina Innocence ...
North Carolina upgraded its crime victims’ rights law, but complaints persist
Crime victims in Durham turn to nonprofits, court hearings when they believe prosecutors violate their rights.
Can NC officers facing criminal charges carry a badge? Here’s what we know
Indictment of North Carolina officer accused of using Taser on people without cause raises questions about police employment rules, potential criminal penalties.
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Did prison have to ‘be a death sentence’ for man with mental illness?
Erik Ramsey’s suicide in solitary confinement highlights rising mental illness and a jump in such deaths in North Carolina ...
Crime victims have rights in North Carolina. Here’s what you should know.
North Carolina upgraded victims rights and added a legal path to hold prosecutors accountable. What help are crime victims ...
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In North Carolina, Juvenile Lifers See a Pathway to Freedom
After North Carolina's previous governor granted clemency to people sentenced to life in prison as minors, others with ...
Former Butner prison guard sentenced for violating inmate’s civil rights. Here’s why
Daniel Mitchell, 42, pleaded guilty Dec. 23 to conspiring to violate the civil rights of an inmate only referred to in court ...
Mikal Mahdi, South Carolina inmate convicted in two separate 2004 murders, executed by firing squad
Mikal Mahdi, 42, was executed by the state of South Carolina on April 11 for the violent killing of off-duty Orangeburg ...