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Cooper approves bill that preserves, updates automatic expunction law
Gov. Roy Cooper signed legislation that will preserve and update the state's automatic expunction law, which is deigned to aid people with certain criminal records in overcoming barriers to employment...
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Federal judge dismisses Trump classified documents criminal case
A classified documents case against former U.S. President Donald Trump was dismissed on Monday, July 15, 2024. In this photo, Trump speaks to the media as he arrives for his hush money trial at...
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On his way out, Governor Cooper expands support for people leaving prison
Gov. Roy Cooper is shown here signing an executive order in January establishing the North Carolina Joint Reentry 2030 Council. (Photo: Department of Adult Correction)This article was originally...
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Federal court ruling temporarily halts Title IX changes in dozens of NC schools
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 08: Rebekah Bruesehoff, a transgender student athlete, speaks at a press conference on LGBTQI+ rights, at the U.S. Capitol on March 08, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin...
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North Carolina consumers score court win against one of nation’s largest...
Photo: Getty Images The North Carolina Justice Center has received final court approval for a $5.75 million settlement of a class action lawsuit brought against one of the nation’s largest debt buyers,...
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Asheville journalists seek to have trespassing convictions overturned
Screenshot from Asheville Police Department bodycam footage on the night two Asheville Blade journalists were arrested for trespassingIn a brief recently filed with the state Court of Appeals on behalf...
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In historic NC hearing, Joe Freeman Britt’s troubled past as prosecutor looms
Joe Freeman Britt is perhaps most notorious for sending brothers Henry McCollum (left) and Leon Brown (right), two intellectually disabled Black teens, to death row in 1984 for the murder of an...
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Experts: Lack of mental health services is spurring a ‘capacity crisis’ in NC...
Cleveland County Chief Deputy Sheriff Durwin Briscoe says that jails are often used as an ineffective last resort for individuals suffering from mental illness who should be receiving care elsewhere....
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Prison job vacancy rates still high as prison population exceeds projections
Despite some improvements, North Carolina's prison employee vacancy rate remains very high. (Photo pf Raleigh’s Central Prison by Clayton Henkel)About 39% of correctional officers jobs in North...
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North Carolina District Attorneys call for a pause of multi-million dollar...
District Attorney Susan Doyle details problems with the eCourts system during a legislative hearing. (Photo: NCGA Screengrab)The North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts hopes to have its...
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An 1873 law banned the mailing of boxing photos. Could it block abortion...
Some legal experts say a Republican president could effect a national abortion ban by enforcing 19th Century law that regulated the use of the U.S. Mail. At present, abortion pills like Mifepristone...
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State responds to juvenile detention solitary confinement lawsuit
Sign outside Cabarrus Regional Juvenile Detention Center, where three children are held in an ongoing federal lawsuit over solitary confinement in North Carolina's juvenile detention facilities. Image:...
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Monday numbers: Opioid use disorder, drug and alcohol addiction in NC prisons
North Carolina's Department of Adult Correction reported to state lawmakers last week that it is attempting to comply with U.S. Justice Department directives related to the Americans with Disabilities...
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Trump immunity claim a ‘radical’ departure from democracy, special counsel...
Special counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks on a recently unsealed indictment against former President Donald Trump at the Justice Department on June 9, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Former U.S. President...
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Study: Only a little over a third of NC jails provide meds for Opioid Use...
A new report from Disability Rights North Carolina shines a light on Opioid Use Disorder and treatment in the state's prisons. Image: Adobe StockA new report from Disability Rights North Carolina found...
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After years of work, North Carolina clears backlog of untested rape kits
NC Attorney General Josh Stein announces that the backlog of untested rape kits has been cleared. (Photo: Office of the NC Attorney General) When an individual is sexually assaulted, there is a hope...
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‘Education changes lives’: Reentry council hears about prison education efforts
The Joint Reentry Council met at the Raleigh Police Department Law Enforcement Training Center on April 10, 2024, to discuss education programs offered in state prisons. (Photo: Kelan Lyons)As Brooke...
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Judge allows foster children discrimination lawsuit to proceed
Image: https://disabilityrightsnc.org/A lawsuit alleging the state locks foster children with disabilities in psychiatric residential treatment facilities rather than providing them housing and...
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Trump’s repeated escapes from political damage to be tested in NYC trial
Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for his arraignment at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 04, 2023 in New York City. With the indictment, Trump became the first former U.S. president in...
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Trump on trial: Former president faces criminal charges of falsifying...
Former U.S. President Donald Trump appears ahead of the start of jury selection at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 15, 2024 in New York City. Former President Donald Trump faces 34 felony counts of...
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