Dangerous Overcrowding, Deaths in NC Jails Paid by State Program
- August 16, 2021
Disability Rights NC Uncovers Urgent Need for Legislative Fixes For Immediate Release August 16, 202…
State Jail Program Tied to Overcrowding
- August 16, 2021
DRNC investigation shows state jail program, SMCP, paid over $40 million 2018-20 to counties for ope…
Help with Rent during COVID-19
- July 30, 2021
Update 11/03/2021 NEW – From November 1 through March 31, utility companies cannot disconnect…
“To Serve and Protect”: A Video Screening and Panel
- July 29, 2021
Join DRNC for a community conversation on the critical need for alternatives to armed police respons…
Minor Infractions Lead to Torture in NC Prisons
- July 21, 2021
In the 4th installment of DRNC’s special series on solitary confinement, Luke Woollard examine…
Let’s Break the Silence
- July 21, 2021
Staff Post: Joonu Coste Equal Justice Works Fellow (sponsored by an anonymous donor) Confronting th…
Project ACCESS Launches Vaccine Effort
- July 20, 2021
Staff Post: Cas Shearin Media Strategist / Senior Writer Randy Melton slowly pulled his fire engine…
Young Adults in Solitary Confinement
- June 23, 2021
The barbaric practice of solitary confinement causes lifelong psychological damage to youth, whose b…
Summer 2021 Law Interns
- June 21, 2021
DRNC is excited to welcome Olivia Fisher, Breanna McHugh, Gabriela Monasterio, and Carolina Rodrigue…
NC Failed Ruby: 15,000 Others Still Wait
- June 15, 2021
Ruby Loftin was on the innovations waiver wait list for 19 years before she died. At risk for instit…