In 2013, for example, an inmate placed a towel over his cell window at the Durham County jail and then hanged himself. He went unobserved for nearly six hours, the DHHS found.

In 2013, for example, an inmate placed a towel over his cell window at the Durham County jail and then hanged himself. He went unobserved for nearly six hours, the DHHS found.

It’s not clear how the sprinkler was broken. The incident took place about 6:45 p.m. on the eighth floor of the Wake County Public Safety Center, according to the fire department’s report.

NC RISE aims to strengthen and improve capacity in both the legal and behavioral health systems in North Carolina." There are 23 inmates at the detention center waiting for a bed at Central ...

Nearly 38% of jails also failed every single inspection between 2017 and 2019, according to an analysis by Disability Rights NC. It's rare, however, for the state health department secretary to go ...

A North Carolina Court of Appeals ruling has reversed a Wake County judge’s order allowing a transgender woman inmate to be transferred to a women’s prison. The ruling was released Wednesday ...

Alder Marin-Sotelo and his older brother, Arturo Marin-Sotelo, were in jail and charged with the murder of Deputy Ned Byrd, who was killed in 2022 in a traffic stop involving the two men.

One of three brothers accused in the murder of Wake County deputy Ned Byrd has voluntarily pleaded guilty to a federal charge separate from the state’s murder case, according to a report from ...

The Wake County Sheriff’s Office reports that the office is currently investigating three incidents, with many similar cases emerging over recent months. Posted 6:13 PM yesterday Updated 7:29 PM ...