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A series of closed tan doors in a jail housing unit
Posted inFeatured

NC jails have arbitrary early release practices for some health conditions, study finds

by Taylor Knopf August 1, 2023July 31, 2023

By Taylor Knopf When a group of local researchers set out to understand more about health care services in jails in the Southeast, they discovered that there are many informal ways incarcerated people are released early because they have various health conditions.  Jails are required by law to provide health services for those in custody, […]

trailers with barb wire around them
Posted inPrison Health

Prisoners on work release fear bringing in COVID from the outside, then spreading it inside

by Elizabeth Thompson December 16, 2021August 31, 2022
Boxes of Narcan are visible
Posted inSubstance Use

Decreasing opioid deaths, not with abstinence, but harm reduction

by Elizabeth Thompson December 10, 2021August 31, 2022
A man in a blue hat and suit is holder a yellow folder while talking to a man with a stethoscope and a man in a red shirt. They are in what appears to be a doctor's office.
Posted inPrison Health

Evidence-based reentry resources key for sicker incarcerated population, researchers say

by Elizabeth Thompson November 8, 2021August 31, 2022
shows a brick building of Central Prison behind a chain link fence topped by razor wire
Posted inPrison Health

NC prisons and jails reporting increased COVID cases amidst Delta surge

by Elizabeth Thompson August 27, 2021August 31, 2022
The High Point Detention Center is a white building with rows of small, rectangular windows.
Posted inPrison Health

Jails have become the safety net for medical crises. Some counties can’t keep up.

by Elizabeth Thompson August 16, 2021August 31, 2022

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