Criminal Justice

Protesters walk through downtown Raleigh holding signs calling for justice for the killing of George Floyd, who died in Minneapolis earlier in the week.

Court delays & pending charges: Exploring the long term effects of the 2020 protest

Nada Merghani

Many activists arrested in 2020 while protesting the killing of George Floyd are still waiting to see their day in court. 瓜神app spring intern Nada Merghani looks at the effects those pending charges are having on people in 2022.

Howard Dudley sits in his sister's house in Kinston, North Carolina on January 11, 2022. Dudley, who was wrongfully convicted of sexual assault and imprisoned for nearly 24 years before being released, was pardoned by Governor Cooper at the end of last year.

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Pardoned 30 years after a wrongful conviction, Howard Dudley reflects on what he lost

Anisa Khalifa

In a recent conversation with 瓜神app's Tested Podcast, Dudley reflects on what he鈥檚 been through over the years, and how it feels to finally have his innocence publicly acknowledged.

Racial Injustice And Law Enforcement

Dave DeWitt

Host Dave DeWitt talks to 瓜神app reporter Jason deBruyn about the recommendations from the governor's Task Force on Racial Equity in Criminal Justice 鈥� and the criticisms of them.

Headshots of Tessie Castillo, Lyle May and three other co-authors of "Crimson Letters"

Law

New Book Shares The View From Inside North Carolina鈥檚 Death Row

Kaia Findlay

The criminal justice system puts prisoners out of sight and out of mind for the public. But the recently published book 鈥淐rimson Letters: Voices from鈥�

Arts & Culture

Meet The Man In The Orange Jumpsuit: Sherrill Roland

Kaia Findlay

Visual artist Sherrill Roland spent 10 months in prison for a crime he did not commit. What kept him going was a quest to fulfill his dream of going to鈥�

Arts & Culture

Meet The Man In The Orange Jumpsuit: Sherrill Roland

Kaia Findlay

Visual artist Sherrill Roland spent 10 months in prison for a crime he did not commit. What kept him going was a quest to fulfill his dream of going to鈥�

Law

Why Black Defendants Don鈥檛 Get Judged By A Jury Of Their Peers

Kaia Findlay

The North Carolina Supreme Court banned the state from reinstating the death sentence on a Black man named Marcus Robinson last Friday. Robinson was鈥�

Law

Why Black Defendants Don鈥檛 Get Judged By A Jury Of Their Peers

Kaia Findlay

The North Carolina Supreme Court banned the state from reinstating the death sentence on a Black man named Marcus Robinson last Friday. Robinson was鈥�

Politics

The Reopening Fight Wages On

Will Michaels

This week in state politics: North Carolina lawmakers failed to override the governor's vetoes so that gyms and skating rinks that were shutdown because鈥�

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper sits for an interview with 瓜神app in the Executive Mansion in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. Cooper addressed the opiod crisis affecting the state.

Race, Class & Communities

New State Task Force To Address Racial Equity In Justice System

Naomi P. Brown

A new state criminal justice panel formed in the wake of George Floyd's killing had its first meeting this week. The North Carolina Task Force for Racial鈥�