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Two men in orange jail jumpsuits sit at a table learning about court personnel. A mental health clinician is leading a session as part of Mecklenburg's capacity restoration program.

Frustrated by defendants languishing in their jails, three sheriffs bring mental health treatment behind bars

by Rachel Crumpler March 3, 2025March 4, 2025

shows a man in an orange prison jumpsuit sitting in a cell on the side of a lower bunk of a bunk bed. He has his head in his hands. Defendants ruled incapable to proceed often wait months in jail before receiving treatment.

NC defendants with mental illness wait months in jail for court-ordered treatment

by Rachel Crumpler February 27, 2025March 4, 2025

Jackson Hedgepeth, a man wearing a black shirt with dark brown hair, looks out a window. Jackson has disabilities and has been waiting in an ED for a better place to stay.

NC man with disabilities waits months in an ED for a better place to stay

by Emily Vespa January 24, 2025April 29, 2025

Shows the NCDHHS building. Four long-term care facilities with outbreaks in North Carolina have had troubles in the past according to department records

Aging

Scathing audit for N.C. oversight of nursing homes

by Carolina Public Press December 21, 2024December 20, 2024

A detention center at C.A. Dillon. Door are open showing the inside of rooms where juveniles are housed

Juvenile detention centers in NC under scrutiny for use of isolation

by Rachel Crumpler December 2, 2024December 4, 2024

Children's Health

Lawsuits detail troubles in struggling N.C. child welfare system, as officials work to make changes

by Jennifer Fernandez, Rose Hoban and Taylor Knopf September 9, 2024March 16, 2025