prisons

Some North Carolina laws that took effect on Wednesday are designed to protect expectant mothers behind bars, keep more elementary school-age children…

Supervisors at North Carolina's maximum-security prisons are getting Tasers to help break up fights. But critics worry that the stun guns could endanger…

A North Carolina judge says that state prisons have failed to comply with a court order mandating actions to be taken regarding COVID-19. Wake County…

North Carolina legislators sent another bill on Thursday to Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper designed to overturn parts of his executive order for COVID-19…

A North Carolina judge has ruled that state prisons must come up with a plan to test all inmates for COVID-19. The ruling by Wake County Superior Court…

North Carolina has created a new leadership position to oversee the state's troubled prison system. Todd Ishee will become the state's first Commissioner…

A new report from a non-partisan advocacy group is comparing North Carolina's correctional system to others across the country. The study aims to paint a…

Some North Carolina state employees are suing because they believe supervisors have been improperly writing discipline reports to prevent them from…

A North Carolina newspaper has examined jail deaths across the state and found a disturbing trend– many of them died while left unsupervised longer than…

Prisoners in North Carolina will be spending less time in solitary confinement. A new disciplinary policy took effect Monday that says inmates who commit…