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image shows the corner of a building behind a fence with loops of barbed wire on top
Posted inPrison Health

Report: 2020 saw a record number of deaths in NC jails

by Elizabeth Thompson March 25, 2022March 24, 2022

By Elizabeth Thompson North Carolina jails saw a record number of deaths due to suicide or substance use in 2020, according to a new report from Disability Rights North Carolina (DRNC). There were a record number of 56 deaths in North Carolina jails in 2020, despite estimates that nationwide lockups reduced their populations by a […]

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

Breaking Point: What is the future of COVID and incarceration?

by Elizabeth Thompson February 10, 2022March 22, 2022
trailers with barb wire around them
Posted inPrison Health

Breaking Point: Two years of pandemic measures take a toll on prisoners during Omicron surge

by Elizabeth Thompson January 28, 2022January 28, 2022
Posted inMental Health

Traumatized vets are connecting to services, but is it enough?

by Mona Dougani December 8, 2021December 7, 2021
A white and blue sign reading "Inmate Intake" points to the High Point Detention Center, a tall white building with small windows.
Posted inPrison Health

NC jails report deaths, but what if you almost died while incarcerated?

by Elizabeth Thompson December 7, 2021December 6, 2021
a map showing death rates from TBIs by county 2017-2019
Posted inMental Health

Why do North Carolinians die of traumatic brain injuries at higher rates than the national average?

by Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven November 12, 2021November 11, 2021

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