/tags/the-charlotte-observer The Charlotte Observer en-US Copyright Thu, 09 May 2019 16:40:41 GMT /law/2019-05-09/changes-to-prison-job-screening-and-data-on-corrupt-probation-officers North Carolina is changing its job screening process for correctional officers. Now, only a fraction of applicants will have face-to-face psychological… Thu, 09 May 2019 16:40:41 GMT /law/2019-05-09/changes-to-prison-job-screening-and-data-on-corrupt-probation-officers Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-05-09/changes-to-prison-job-screening-and-data-on-corrupt-probation-officers North Carolina is changing its job screening process for correctional officers. Now, only a fraction of applicants will have face-to-face psychological… Thu, 09 May 2019 16:40:41 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-05-09/changes-to-prison-job-screening-and-data-on-corrupt-probation-officers Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /law/2019-01-22/inmate-suicides-in-north-carolina-are-on-the-rise A record number of inmates killed themselves in North Carolina last year. Twelve inmates committed suicide in 2018, compared to six in 2017 and seven the… Tue, 22 Jan 2019 17:24:06 GMT /law/2019-01-22/inmate-suicides-in-north-carolina-are-on-the-rise Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-01-22/inmate-suicides-in-north-carolina-are-on-the-rise A record number of inmates killed themselves in North Carolina last year. Twelve inmates committed suicide in 2018, compared to six in 2017 and seven the… Tue, 22 Jan 2019 17:24:06 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-01-22/inmate-suicides-in-north-carolina-are-on-the-rise Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /law/2017-06-06/investigative-series-reveals-shocking-corruption-abuse-in-nc-prisons A five-part series in the Charlotte Observer reveals the corruption and abuse that remains disturbingly commonplace in North Carolina’s state prisons.… Tue, 06 Jun 2017 16:45:50 GMT /law/2017-06-06/investigative-series-reveals-shocking-corruption-abuse-in-nc-prisons Jennifer Brookland , Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2017-06-06/investigative-series-reveals-shocking-corruption-abuse-in-nc-prisons A five-part series in the Charlotte Observer reveals the corruption and abuse that remains disturbingly commonplace in North Carolina’s state prisons.… Tue, 06 Jun 2017 16:45:50 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-06-06/investigative-series-reveals-shocking-corruption-abuse-in-nc-prisons Jennifer Brookland , Frank Stasio /education/2017-05-23/counted-out-an-investigation-into-education-inequality-in-nc Every year thousands of low-income students in North Carolina who achieve “superior” scores on end-of-grade tests are excluded from advanced programs,… Tue, 23 May 2017 16:28:09 GMT /education/2017-05-23/counted-out-an-investigation-into-education-inequality-in-nc Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2017-05-23/counted-out-an-investigation-into-education-inequality-in-nc Every year thousands of low-income students in North Carolina who achieve “superior” scores on end-of-grade tests are excluded from advanced programs,… Tue, 23 May 2017 16:28:09 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-05-23/counted-out-an-investigation-into-education-inequality-in-nc Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio