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Tag: Disability Rights NC

shows solitary confinement cell: a bed and a toilet in a barren room
Posted inPrison Health

People who spent time in solitary confinement say it had lasting effects on their mental, physical health

by Rachel Crumpler September 14, 2023September 13, 2023

By Rachel Crumpler Drew Doll spent 15 consecutive months in solitary confinement.  During the first week, Doll said he “bounced off the walls.” In his cell alone for 22 to 24 hours a day, he could take about four steps lengthwise and two steps side to side before hitting the wall. He had no one […]

a brick prison in Norway surrounded by barbed wire
Posted inPrison Health

How do prisons in other countries prepare inmates for life outside?

by Rachel Crumpler July 24, 2023August 2, 2023
From behind, shows a man holding the hand of a little boy. Whether this is a parent or a foster parent is unknown, but the child appears calm and cared for, something that's an issue in NC's child welfare system.
Posted inChildren's Health

Lack of mental health treatment resources for minors can land children in NC’s troubled child welfare system

by Taylor Knopf July 10, 2023July 9, 2023
shows a young woman who is wearing a helmet sitting in the back seat of a vehicle clutching stuffed animals.
Posted inDisabilities

NC disability rights organization asks a judge to take a step back

by Anne Blythe June 9, 2023July 27, 2023
A Black man in a blue shirt smiles while holding his hands together
Posted inPrison Health

NC podcaster highlights prison-to-community success stories

by Rachel Crumpler March 9, 2023March 8, 2023
shows a young woman who is wearing a helmet sitting in the back seat of a vehicle clutching stuffed animals.
Posted inDisabilities

Disability rights advocates scramble to work around delay in expansion of state services

by Anne Blythe February 14, 2023February 15, 2023

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