Former NC jail guard says someone altered record of scrap with inmate
Sheriff persuaded federal inmate to accept $800 in legal settlement in exchange for promise not to file a lawsuit over incident.…more
Key staff resigns amid widening NC probe of alleged jail inmate abuse
Officer who was initially named the new jail administrator says he quit after sheriff rescinded the promotion, then asked him to accept a demotion from his old……more
DA wants SBI to probe treatment of chained, naked inmate at NC jail
Cherokee County sheriff now says inmate removed own clothes, but doesn’t address apparent lapses in jail policy or why explanation didn’t come earlier.…more
Hospital sale would create massive foundation if approved
Mission Health’s sale to HCA would create a foundation with more than a billion dollars in assets to boost social determinants for health in Western North Carolina.…more
