/tags/north-carolina-bar-association North Carolina Bar Association en-US Copyright Fri, 30 Aug 2024 21:47:00 GMT /news/2024-08-30/northeastern-north-carolina-legal-desert-tonza-ruffin The North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts identified Halifax County as a legal desert in northeastern North Carolina, with only about one attorney for every 1,000 people. This year, the office created a new group of public defenders there. ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾'s Will Michaels spoke with Tonza Ruffin, the lead public defender in District 7, about her goals for the new office. Fri, 30 Aug 2024 21:47:00 GMT /news/2024-08-30/northeastern-north-carolina-legal-desert-tonza-ruffin Will Michaels /politics/2015-09-29/finding-solutions-for-mass-incarceration Although the United States makes up just five percent of the global population, America holds 25 percent of the world's prison population. Five decades… Tue, 29 Sep 2015 16:01:35 GMT /politics/2015-09-29/finding-solutions-for-mass-incarceration Andrew Tie /show/the-state-of-things/2015-09-29/finding-solutions-for-mass-incarceration Although the United States makes up just five percent of the global population, America holds 25 percent of the world's prison population. Five decades… Tue, 29 Sep 2015 16:01:35 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-09-29/finding-solutions-for-mass-incarceration Frank Stasio