North Carolina Jails /tags/north-carolina-jails North Carolina Jails en-US Copyright Tue, 21 May 2024 19:29:11 GMT Many NC jails violate legal requirements by skipping meds for opioid use disorder /health/2024-05-21/jails-north-carolina-skip-meds-opioid-disorder In recent years, more detention centers in the state are starting to provide medications for opioid use disorder, not just because it’s best practice, but because it’s now a legal imperative. Tue, 21 May 2024 19:29:11 GMT /health/2024-05-21/jails-north-carolina-skip-meds-opioid-disorder Rachel Crumpler/NC Health ¹ÏÉñapp Report: County jails in North Carolina have safety issues /news/2022-12-09/report-county-jails-north-carolina-safety-issues A team of three people in the DHHS Division of Health Service Regulation is responsible for reviewing all 109 county jails. Fri, 09 Dec 2022 15:33:04 GMT /news/2022-12-09/report-county-jails-north-carolina-safety-issues Bradley George Court delays & pending charges: Exploring the long term effects of the 2020 protest /wunc-youth-reporting-institute/2022-05-27/pandemic-pending-charges-justice-activism-protest-george-floyed-2020-2022-north-carolina-advocate-racial Many activists arrested in 2020 while protesting the killing of George Floyd are still waiting to see their day in court. ¹ÏÉñapp spring intern Nada Merghani looks at the effects those pending charges are having on people in 2022. Fri, 27 May 2022 16:51:31 GMT /wunc-youth-reporting-institute/2022-05-27/pandemic-pending-charges-justice-activism-protest-george-floyed-2020-2022-north-carolina-advocate-racial Nada Merghani, Kamaya Truitt How A Jail Expansion In Haywood County Is Exposing Gaps In Mental Health Treatment /news/2021-06-09/jail-expansion-haywood-county-gaps-mental-health-treatment-tested 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. Wed, 09 Jun 2021 10:59:45 GMT /news/2021-06-09/jail-expansion-haywood-county-gaps-mental-health-treatment-tested Charlie Shelton-Ormond Durham County Sheriff Clarence Birkhead On His Jail's Pandemic Response /law/2020-10-20/durham-county-sheriff-clarence-birkhead-on-his-jails-pandemic-response COVID-19 is spreading more quickly throughout North Carolina's population: public health metrics in the last week have some experts worried the state is… Tue, 20 Oct 2020 15:56:34 GMT /law/2020-10-20/durham-county-sheriff-clarence-birkhead-on-his-jails-pandemic-response Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio How Are NC Jails Responding To COVID-19? /law/2020-09-08/how-are-nc-jails-responding-to-covid-19 Hundreds of inmates have been released from state prisons during the COVID-19 pandemic to help curb the spread of the virus. But the same is not true in… Tue, 08 Sep 2020 16:05:27 GMT /law/2020-09-08/how-are-nc-jails-responding-to-covid-19 Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio