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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, 2021April 1, 2022

By Elizabeth Thompson Seated on lush forest land in the far west of the state, Graham County, the third-least populous county in North Carolina, is just one major medical emergency in its county jail from completely depleting its budget. Much of the county’s land is United States Forest Service land, so its tax base is […]

Jail suicides are on the rise in North Carolina
Posted inPrison Health

NC jail suicide and overdose deaths on the rise

by Taylor Knopf October 31, 2019October 31, 2019

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