/tags/ames-alexander Ames Alexander en-US Copyright Thu, 17 Sep 2020 15:42:13 GMT /health/2020-09-17/covid-19-death-rates-are-higher-in-ncs-rural-counties-heres-why Though COVID-19 struck North Carolina鈥檚 suburban and urban communities earliest, the virus has begun to sweep through the state鈥檚 rural communities at an鈥� Thu, 17 Sep 2020 15:42:13 GMT /health/2020-09-17/covid-19-death-rates-are-higher-in-ncs-rural-counties-heres-why Stacia Brown, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-10-02/unlocked-and-loaded-crime-suicide-and-improper-gun-storage In 2017, the homicide rate in Charlotte peaked to its highest number in close to two decades. That statistic and trends so far this year prompted an鈥� Wed, 02 Oct 2019 16:22:17 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-10-02/unlocked-and-loaded-crime-suicide-and-improper-gun-storage Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /law/2019-10-02/unlocked-and-loaded-crime-suicide-and-improper-gun-storage In 2017, the homicide rate in Charlotte peaked to its highest number in close to two decades. That statistic and trends so far this year prompted an鈥� Wed, 02 Oct 2019 16:22:17 GMT /law/2019-10-02/unlocked-and-loaded-crime-suicide-and-improper-gun-storage Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-05-09/changes-to-prison-job-screening-and-data-on-corrupt-probation-officers North Carolina is changing its job screening process for correctional officers. Now, only a fraction of applicants will have face-to-face psychological鈥� Thu, 09 May 2019 16:40:41 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-05-09/changes-to-prison-job-screening-and-data-on-corrupt-probation-officers Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /law/2019-05-09/changes-to-prison-job-screening-and-data-on-corrupt-probation-officers North Carolina is changing its job screening process for correctional officers. Now, only a fraction of applicants will have face-to-face psychological鈥� Thu, 09 May 2019 16:40:41 GMT /law/2019-05-09/changes-to-prison-job-screening-and-data-on-corrupt-probation-officers Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-01-22/inmate-suicides-in-north-carolina-are-on-the-rise A record number of inmates killed themselves in North Carolina last year. Twelve inmates committed suicide in 2018, compared to six in 2017 and seven the鈥� Tue, 22 Jan 2019 17:24:06 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-01-22/inmate-suicides-in-north-carolina-are-on-the-rise Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /law/2019-01-22/inmate-suicides-in-north-carolina-are-on-the-rise A record number of inmates killed themselves in North Carolina last year. Twelve inmates committed suicide in 2018, compared to six in 2017 and seven the鈥� Tue, 22 Jan 2019 17:24:06 GMT /law/2019-01-22/inmate-suicides-in-north-carolina-are-on-the-rise Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2018-04-24/little-to-no-punishment-for-prison-staff-charged-with-crimes Most state prison employees charged with crimes while on duty get off with little punishment, according to a new review from the North Carolina Department鈥� Tue, 24 Apr 2018 16:52:08 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-04-24/little-to-no-punishment-for-prison-staff-charged-with-crimes Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /law/2018-04-24/little-to-no-punishment-for-prison-staff-charged-with-crimes Most state prison employees charged with crimes while on duty get off with little punishment, according to a new review from the North Carolina Department鈥� Tue, 24 Apr 2018 16:52:08 GMT /law/2018-04-24/little-to-no-punishment-for-prison-staff-charged-with-crimes Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2018-03-27/how-will-north-carolina-escape-its-prison-crisis Staffing and safety issues inside North Carolina prisons are at a perilous point. In 2017, five corrections officers were killed in violent incidents at鈥� Tue, 27 Mar 2018 17:05:50 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-03-27/how-will-north-carolina-escape-its-prison-crisis Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio