/tags/inmates Inmates en-US Copyright Fri, 24 Feb 2023 22:19:48 GMT /health/2023-02-24/uninsured-former-inmates-suffer-financial-health-societal-consequences-from-lack-of-accessible-care-medicaid-expansion-could-help Doctors, advocates, law enforcement representatives see the policy as a way to help the population — and the taxpayers — by keeping justice-involved people healthier. Fri, 24 Feb 2023 22:19:48 GMT /health/2023-02-24/uninsured-former-inmates-suffer-financial-health-societal-consequences-from-lack-of-accessible-care-medicaid-expansion-could-help Rachel Crumpler/NC Health News /law/2021-12-01/nc-inmate-safety-juvenile-justice-changes-begin-wednesday Some North Carolina laws that took effect on Wednesday are designed to protect expectant mothers behind bars, keep more elementary school-age children accused of misdeeds out of court and force police officers to speak up about excessive force. Wed, 01 Dec 2021 21:00:11 GMT /law/2021-12-01/nc-inmate-safety-juvenile-justice-changes-begin-wednesday Associated Press /law/2020-06-09/nc-prisons-failed-to-protect-inmates-from-covid-19-judge-orders-mass-testing North Carolina has failed to protect inmates from COVID-19, according to a ruling from a Wake County Superior Court judge. The litigation against Gov. Roy… Tue, 09 Jun 2020 15:43:36 GMT /law/2020-06-09/nc-prisons-failed-to-protect-inmates-from-covid-19-judge-orders-mass-testing Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2020-06-09/nc-prisons-failed-to-protect-inmates-from-covid-19-judge-orders-mass-testing North Carolina has failed to protect inmates from COVID-19, according to a ruling from a Wake County Superior Court judge. The litigation against Gov. Roy… Tue, 09 Jun 2020 15:43:36 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-06-09/nc-prisons-failed-to-protect-inmates-from-covid-19-judge-orders-mass-testing Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /law/2017-08-11/the-legality-of-life-without-parole In 2012 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a mandatory life sentence without parole for juvenile offenders is unconstitutional. Last year, the court said… Fri, 11 Aug 2017 16:37:37 GMT /law/2017-08-11/the-legality-of-life-without-parole Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2017-08-11/the-legality-of-life-without-parole In 2012 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a mandatory life sentence without parole for juvenile offenders is unconstitutional. Last year, the court said… Fri, 11 Aug 2017 16:37:37 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-08-11/the-legality-of-life-without-parole Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /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… 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 /health/2015-10-29/seven-prison-gardens-stock-local-food-banks Inmates at seven North Carolina prisons have grown 16,250 pounds of fresh produce for local food banks and soup kitchens since the Combating Hunger… Thu, 29 Oct 2015 12:09:26 GMT /health/2015-10-29/seven-prison-gardens-stock-local-food-banks Rebecca Martinez /health/2015-07-01/two-suicides-in-jackson-county-jail Two suicides of inmates in the Jackson County jail during a four-month period prompted investigations by the State Bureau of Investigation and the… Wed, 01 Jul 2015 16:16:29 GMT /health/2015-07-01/two-suicides-in-jackson-county-jail Hady Mawajdeh, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2015-07-01/two-suicides-in-jackson-county-jail Two suicides of inmates in the Jackson County jail during a four-month period prompted investigations by the State Bureau of Investigation and the… Wed, 01 Jul 2015 16:16:29 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-07-01/two-suicides-in-jackson-county-jail Hady Mawajdeh, Frank Stasio