As North Carolina lawmakers work to finalize a state budget next week, one group of state employees said they’re desperate ...

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Senate leader Phil Berger and House Speaker Destin Hall formed a committee to investigate the release of prisoners during the ...

North Carolina corrections report dire staffing shortages, 24% officer turnover. Prisons face budget gaps, rising inmate counts, $1.4B deferred maintenance. GPS monitoring risks cuts; board seeks ...

In North Carolina prisons, transgender individuals face heightened risk of harassment and violence, while other incarcerated ...

North Carolina's prison system is taking an array of steps to increase safety and security following the deaths of five corrections workers last year, Secretary of Public Safety Erik Hooks and his ...

With the recent purchase of the former Wayne Correctional Center in Goldsboro, Kerwin Pittman is laying claim to an unusual title — he says he’s the first formerly incarcerated person in the U.S. to ...

Thursday, April 19, 2018 -- A round up of opinion, commentary and analysis on: Gates for N.C. primary voting open today, progressive Democrats storm the ballot, NC prison employees get little ...

McNeair has maintained his innocence for more than four decades after being accused of breaking and entering and rape at the ...

Mohagany Foster, Aaliyah Straite, and Toyia Dockery are transgender women who spent time in North Carolina men's prisons. They have spoken out about their experiences. This is the first of three ...

Five prison employees were killed in North Carolina in 2017 — four from a failed escape attempt at Pasquotank Correctional Institution and another in an attack at Bertie Correctional Institution. It ...