Durham County Sheriff /tags/durham-county-sheriff Durham County Sheriff en-US Copyright Mon, 13 Jan 2025 23:13:22 GMT Durham County commissioners vote yes on $16.5 million for new Sheriff’s training facility /news/2025-01-13/durham-county-funding-sheriffs-training-facility The Durham County Board of Commissioners passed a vote to appropriate $16.5 million in funding for a new training complex for the Durham Sheriff’s Office. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 23:13:22 GMT /news/2025-01-13/durham-county-funding-sheriffs-training-facility Aaron Sánchez-Guerra Lawsuit against Durham County Sheriff’s Office over jail policy records continues despite hurdles /news/2024-05-07/durham-sheriff-emancipate-nc-lawsuit-jail-policy-records A lawsuit against the Durham Sheriff over redacted public records will continue to be fought in the courts by Emancipate NC. Tue, 07 May 2024 19:32:49 GMT /news/2024-05-07/durham-sheriff-emancipate-nc-lawsuit-jail-policy-records Aaron Sánchez-Guerra How the Durham County Sheriff — like other law enforcement — is trying to fill more than 100 open positions /news/2023-04-18/durham-county-sheriff-law-enforcement-100-open-positions In Durham County, the sheriff’s office has 125 open positions. About 100 of them are at the county jail. ¹ÏÉñapp's Will Michaels spoke with Durham County Sheriff Clarence Birkhead about why the vacancies persist. Tue, 18 Apr 2023 15:05:09 GMT /news/2023-04-18/durham-county-sheriff-law-enforcement-100-open-positions Will Michaels Durham’s First Black Sheriff Fights For Retraining And Rebuilding /show/the-state-of-things/2019-06-04/durhams-first-black-sheriff-fights-for-retraining-and-rebuilding In 1984 when Clarence F. Birkhead became a deputy sheriff in Randolph County, he had no idea he would eventually take the helm as Durham’s first African… Tue, 04 Jun 2019 16:00:12 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-06-04/durhams-first-black-sheriff-fights-for-retraining-and-rebuilding Dana Terry, Frank Stasio Durham’s First Black Sheriff Fights For Retraining And Rebuilding /law/2019-06-04/durhams-first-black-sheriff-fights-for-retraining-and-rebuilding In 1984 when Clarence F. Birkhead became a deputy sheriff in Randolph County, he had no idea he would eventually take the helm as Durham’s first African… Tue, 04 Jun 2019 16:00:12 GMT /law/2019-06-04/durhams-first-black-sheriff-fights-for-retraining-and-rebuilding Dana Terry, Frank Stasio Record Number Of Black Sheriffs To Be Sworn In Across North Carolina /race-demographics/2018-11-28/record-number-of-black-sheriffs-to-be-sworn-in-across-north-carolina North Carolina now has 20 African-American sheriffs across its 100 counties. The state sheriff’s association says it does not keep numbers on race, but it… Thu, 29 Nov 2018 02:36:01 GMT /race-demographics/2018-11-28/record-number-of-black-sheriffs-to-be-sworn-in-across-north-carolina Leoneda Inge Durham County Sheriff's Office Appoints New Hispanic Liaison /law/2017-02-23/durham-county-sheriffs-office-appoints-new-hispanic-liaison The Durham County Sheriff's Office has announced the appointment of a new Hispanic community liaison.Captain Raheem Aleem’s job will be to help the… Thu, 23 Feb 2017 14:17:31 GMT /law/2017-02-23/durham-county-sheriffs-office-appoints-new-hispanic-liaison Rebecca Martinez Durham County Sheriff Wants 14 Guards For A New Mental Health Detention Unit /law/2016-06-08/durham-county-sheriff-wants-14-guards-for-a-new-mental-health-detention-unit A federal review of the Durham County Detention Facility recommends creating a separate unit for inmates with mental health diagnoses.Officials with the… Wed, 08 Jun 2016 20:34:20 GMT /law/2016-06-08/durham-county-sheriff-wants-14-guards-for-a-new-mental-health-detention-unit Rebecca Martinez