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Special Report: Morgan State, N.C. A&T journalists probe local detention centers
Where incarceration is concerned, the age-old question has always been one of purpose. Do we put people behind bars because we want...
Leonard Pitts
Oct 15, 20213 min read
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Wallington works on solutions -- after the marches, protests and activism
The world watched in summer 2020 as thousands of people took to the streets protesting police brutality and America’s systemic racism....
Lucy Pearsall-Finch and Asha Abdul-Mujeeb
Sep 5, 20215 min read
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How to file a complaint from a Baltimore jail
Inmates continue to have rights, even while incarcerated, but finding out what their rights are and getting a simple step-by-step outline...
Staff Reporter
Sep 5, 20211 min read
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In Baltimore, COVID halted prosecutions for low-level crimes
The global pandemic that infected more than 168 million people worldwide took a disproportionate toll on people housed in group...
Jordan Brown
Sep 4, 20212 min read
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Bail Bonds system employs racial, economic divides
The Bail Bonds system – which can keep unconvicted people incarcerated indefinitely – shows a clear divide between America’s caste system...
Jamille Whitlow
Sep 4, 20212 min read
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Q&A: Program director discusses communication, visitation, early release of juvenile detainees
Peyton Forte discusses youth incarceration with Teresa Cuthbertson, program director at the Guilford County Juvenile Detention Center in...
Peyton Forte
Sep 4, 20214 min read
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Center director Logan separates the “child” from the behavior
With more than 20 years serving the Guilford County Juvenile Detention Center, Doug Logan has seen countless detainees filter in and out...
By Michelle Thigpen and Oni Jones
Sep 4, 20214 min read
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Photos of Baltimore Jails
1831-1884: Abolition and Emancipation Original watercolor drawing by an unknown artist that features a view of the city jail in Baltimore...
Christopher Green
Jul 6, 20211 min read
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From drug dealer to inmate to mayoral hopeful and victims’ advocate
The long, winding and twisted life of Carlmichael Stokey Cannady. Carlmichael Stokey Cannady isn’t the first person to run for political...
By Deja Heard, Jamesia Downer and Randall Pinkston
Jun 20, 20216 min read
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Peyton Forte
Jun 20, 20210 min read
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NC Advocacy Groups take Gov. Cooper to court over incarcerated folks
With the coronavirus continuing to rapidly spread across the globe, it has become a growing concern for those residing in prison...
By Peyton Forte and Sydney Ross
Jun 20, 20213 min read
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Rising from the ashes: The conviction and redemption of Walter Lomax
Walter Lomax spent 39 years in prison for a crime that he did not commit. When Lomax was only 20 years old and illiterate, he was framed...
By Oni Jones and Asha Abdul-Mujeeb
Jun 20, 20214 min read
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60 years after Civil Rights movement, activism is alive
Advocacy groups challenge N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper Since the May 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, at least...
By Peyton Forte and Lucy Pearsall-Finch
Jun 20, 20215 min read
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Jordan Brown and Micah Caldwell
Jun 20, 20210 min read
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The Talk: If you get stopped by police
“I want to live in a world where my son isn’t presumed to be guilty as soon as he is born.” ` Clint Smith –TEDTALK - 2015 Let’s play a...
BY Bryce Gibson & Randall Pinkston
Jun 20, 20212 min read
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From the Cradle to Prison Pipeline with Dr. Jeanne Middleton Hairston
Dr. Jean Middleton Hairston, Former National Director, Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools In 2007, the Centers for Disease Control...
Michelle Thigpen
Jun 20, 20213 min read
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Judge Angela Foster goes all out for juvenile justice
Guilford County District Judge Angela Foster is passionate about juvenile justice, and she will dispense tough love to back her...
By Spencer Heath and Alexis Davis
Jun 20, 20214 min read
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