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Posted inPrison Health

Law limiting shackling of pregnant people passes NC Senate

by Elizabeth Thompson August 26, 2021September 13, 2021

By Elizabeth Thompson Update: This bill was signed into law by Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. A law that would limit the use of restraints on pregnant people who are incarcerated in North Carolina’s jails and prisons is one step closer to becoming law after it passed the North Carolina Senate on […]

Treatment chairs at the new ECU affiliated dental clinic based at Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center
Posted inHealthcare Workers

Bill Would Study Rural Medical Education, Ease the Way for More Dentists

by Rose Hoban June 15, 2018June 14, 2018
Posted inChildren's Health

Female Lawmakers Want to Make Shackling Inmates Giving Birth Illegal

by Taylor Knopf June 1, 2018November 16, 2018
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Posted inFeatured

Reworked GenX Bill Goes Back to House

by Coastal Review Online February 12, 2018January 23, 2019

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