County Jails /tags/county-jails County Jails en-US Copyright Tue, 03 May 2022 19:59:05 GMT Rockingham County sheriff seeks investigation after fourth jail suicide in 15 months /news/2022-05-03/rockingham-county-sheriff-seeks-investigation-after-fourth-jail-suicide-in-15-months Three inmates under 30 died in February 2021 of self-inflicted injuries, leading Page to pledge to step up suicide-risk training and possibly increase detention center staff. Tue, 03 May 2022 19:59:05 GMT /news/2022-05-03/rockingham-county-sheriff-seeks-investigation-after-fourth-jail-suicide-in-15-months Associated Press More inmates died of suicide than any other cause in 2020, report shows /health/2022-03-29/more-inmates-died-of-suicide-than-any-other-cause-in-2020-report-shows Twenty-one inmates died of suicide in 2020. That's the highest rate since Disability Rights NC, a legal advocacy organization, began tracking these numbers in 2013. Tue, 29 Mar 2022 17:17:31 GMT /health/2022-03-29/more-inmates-died-of-suicide-than-any-other-cause-in-2020-report-shows Jason deBruyn Unpacking A Proposal To Double Jail Cells In Haywood County /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2021-06-11/unpacking-a-proposal-to-double-jail-cells-in-haywood-county Host Charlie-Shelton Ormond explores how a multimillion dollar jail expansion proposal in Haywood County is causing a rift within the community and raising questions about the importance of rehabilitation and the effectiveness of incarceration. Fri, 11 Jun 2021 14:00:56 GMT /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2021-06-11/unpacking-a-proposal-to-double-jail-cells-in-haywood-county Charlie Shelton-Ormond A Grieving Family Asks: Why Aren't County Jails Doing More To Stop Spread Of COVID-19? /health/2020-10-27/a-grieving-family-asks-why-arent-county-jails-doing-more-to-stop-spread-of-covid-19 Darrell Kersey’s family knew something was wrong.When he called his wife from the Durham County Jail this past summer, he said he had a sore throat and… Tue, 27 Oct 2020 19:35:01 GMT /health/2020-10-27/a-grieving-family-asks-why-arent-county-jails-doing-more-to-stop-spread-of-covid-19 NC Watchdog Reporting Network Over 120 COVID-19 Cases At North Carolina’s Only Immigration Detention Facility /news/2020-09-10/over-120-covid-19-cases-at-north-carolinas-only-immigration-detention-facility North Carolina Health ¹ÏÉñappNehel Gaya’s father has traveled so much during the pandemic, she’s having trouble keeping up.The South Carolina resident had… Thu, 10 Sep 2020 15:17:10 GMT /news/2020-09-10/over-120-covid-19-cases-at-north-carolinas-only-immigration-detention-facility Hannah Critchfield | North Carolina Health ¹ÏÉñapp North Carolina Sheriff's Office Changes Restraint Policy /news/2020-08-07/north-carolina-sheriffs-office-changes-restraint-policy A North Carolina sheriff’s office has changed its restraint policy in the wake of last year’s death of a man jailed on an assault charge, but the… Fri, 07 Aug 2020 19:46:26 GMT /news/2020-08-07/north-carolina-sheriffs-office-changes-restraint-policy Associated Press ‘It Didn’t Do Nothing But Make Me Worse.’ What Are The Effects Of Durham County Jail’s ‘Lock Back'? /health/2015-07-10/it-didnt-do-nothing-but-make-me-worse-what-are-the-effects-of-durham-county-jails-lock-back Updated Friday, October 9 at 2:30 p.m.The Durham County Sheriff's Office has doubled the amount of time inmates at the Durham County Jail are allowed to… Fri, 10 Jul 2015 15:42:16 GMT /health/2015-07-10/it-didnt-do-nothing-but-make-me-worse-what-are-the-effects-of-durham-county-jails-lock-back Charlie Shelton-Ormond Teens Help Turn Abandoned North Carolina Prisons Into Farms /show/the-state-of-things/2014-11-18/teens-help-turn-abandoned-north-carolina-prisons-into-farms Cody Oxendine grew up in a small town in North Carolina dominated by gangs. He joined a gang at a young age and his activities landed him in juvenile… Tue, 18 Nov 2014 16:05:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2014-11-18/teens-help-turn-abandoned-north-carolina-prisons-into-farms Anita Rao, Frank Stasio Teens Help Turn Abandoned North Carolina Prisons Into Farms /environment/2014-11-18/teens-help-turn-abandoned-north-carolina-prisons-into-farms Cody Oxendine grew up in a small town in North Carolina dominated by gangs. He joined a gang at a young age and his activities landed him in juvenile… Tue, 18 Nov 2014 16:05:00 GMT /environment/2014-11-18/teens-help-turn-abandoned-north-carolina-prisons-into-farms Anita Rao, Frank Stasio ACLU: County Jails Are Not Compliant With Prison Rape Elimination Act /law/2014-05-15/aclu-county-jails-are-not-compliant-with-prison-rape-elimination-act *Updated 10:11am to reflect Sheriffs Association comments.A new report from the ACLU of North Carolina suggests many of the state's county jails are not… Thu, 15 May 2014 09:00:00 GMT /law/2014-05-15/aclu-county-jails-are-not-compliant-with-prison-rape-elimination-act ¹ÏÉñapp ¹ÏÉñapp