Durham County Sheriff /tags/durham-county-sheriff Durham County Sheriff en-US Copyright Mon, 13 Jan 2025 23:13:22 GMT Durham County commissioners vote yes on $16.5 million for new Sheriff鈥檚 training facility /news/2025-01-13/durham-county-funding-sheriffs-training-facility The Durham County Board of Commissioners passed a vote to appropriate $16.5 million in funding for a new training complex for the Durham Sheriff鈥檚 Office. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 23:13:22 GMT /news/2025-01-13/durham-county-funding-sheriffs-training-facility Aaron S谩nchez-Guerra Lawsuit against Durham County Sheriff鈥檚 Office over jail policy records continues despite hurdles /news/2024-05-07/durham-sheriff-emancipate-nc-lawsuit-jail-policy-records A lawsuit against the Durham Sheriff over redacted public records will continue to be fought in the courts by Emancipate NC. Tue, 07 May 2024 19:32:49 GMT /news/2024-05-07/durham-sheriff-emancipate-nc-lawsuit-jail-policy-records Aaron S谩nchez-Guerra How the Durham County Sheriff 鈥� like other law enforcement 鈥� is trying to fill more than 100 open positions /news/2023-04-18/durham-county-sheriff-law-enforcement-100-open-positions In Durham County, the sheriff鈥檚 office has 125 open positions. About 100 of them are at the county jail. 吉彩网网站's Will Michaels spoke with Durham County Sheriff Clarence Birkhead about why the vacancies persist. Tue, 18 Apr 2023 15:05:09 GMT /news/2023-04-18/durham-county-sheriff-law-enforcement-100-open-positions Will Michaels Durham鈥檚 First Black Sheriff Fights For Retraining And Rebuilding /show/the-state-of-things/2019-06-04/durhams-first-black-sheriff-fights-for-retraining-and-rebuilding In 1984 when Clarence F. Birkhead became a deputy sheriff in Randolph County, he had no idea he would eventually take the helm as Durham鈥檚 first African鈥� Tue, 04 Jun 2019 16:00:12 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-06-04/durhams-first-black-sheriff-fights-for-retraining-and-rebuilding Dana Terry, Frank Stasio Durham鈥檚 First Black Sheriff Fights For Retraining And Rebuilding /law/2019-06-04/durhams-first-black-sheriff-fights-for-retraining-and-rebuilding In 1984 when Clarence F. Birkhead became a deputy sheriff in Randolph County, he had no idea he would eventually take the helm as Durham鈥檚 first African鈥� Tue, 04 Jun 2019 16:00:12 GMT /law/2019-06-04/durhams-first-black-sheriff-fights-for-retraining-and-rebuilding Dana Terry, Frank Stasio Record Number Of Black Sheriffs To Be Sworn In Across North Carolina /race-demographics/2018-11-28/record-number-of-black-sheriffs-to-be-sworn-in-across-north-carolina North Carolina now has 20 African-American sheriffs across its 100 counties. The state sheriff鈥檚 association says it does not keep numbers on race, but it鈥� Thu, 29 Nov 2018 02:36:01 GMT /race-demographics/2018-11-28/record-number-of-black-sheriffs-to-be-sworn-in-across-north-carolina Leoneda Inge Durham County Sheriff's Office Appoints New Hispanic Liaison /law/2017-02-23/durham-county-sheriffs-office-appoints-new-hispanic-liaison The Durham County Sheriff's Office has announced the appointment of a new Hispanic community liaison.Captain Raheem Aleem鈥檚 job will be to help the鈥� Thu, 23 Feb 2017 14:17:31 GMT /law/2017-02-23/durham-county-sheriffs-office-appoints-new-hispanic-liaison Rebecca Martinez Durham County Sheriff Wants 14 Guards For A New Mental Health Detention Unit /law/2016-06-08/durham-county-sheriff-wants-14-guards-for-a-new-mental-health-detention-unit A federal review of the Durham County Detention Facility recommends creating a separate unit for inmates with mental health diagnoses.Officials with the鈥� Wed, 08 Jun 2016 20:34:20 GMT /law/2016-06-08/durham-county-sheriff-wants-14-guards-for-a-new-mental-health-detention-unit Rebecca Martinez