prisons and jails Archives

Disability Rights NC Uncovers Urgent Need for Legislative Fixes For Immediate Release August 16, 2021 Raleigh, NC – A…

Posted in Aug 2021

DRNC investigation shows state jail program, SMCP, paid over $40 million 2018-20 to counties for operating dangerously…

Posted in Aug 2021

The barbaric practice of solitary confinement causes lifelong psychological damage to youth, whose brains are still…

Posted in Jun 2021

NDRN recognized DRNC for COVID-19 litigation efforts that secured the early release of 3500 prisoners and increased…

Posted in May 2021

Significant racial disparities exist in solitary confinement likely due to implicit bias. The most restrictive settings are…

Posted in Apr 2021

Information and resources to answer your questions about the Prison COVID lawsuit, new DPS COVID mitigation efforts, and…

Posted in Mar 2021

Civil Rights Organizations Announce Settlement Agreement Securing at least 3,500 Early Releases from State Prisons in…

Posted in Feb 2021

Put a person in that cell. No visits, no phone calls. No books, radio, tv or personal property of any sort to engage them….

Posted in Jan 2021

Court orders immediate action to protect people incarcerated in NC prisons from COVID-19 Today, in a lifesaving decision,…

Posted in Jun 2020

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