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Llegó un sistema de detección de disparos a Fayetteville. ¿Será que la comunidad piense que es adecuada para su ciudad?

by Ben Sessoms February 21, 2023February 21, 2023

Los habitantes y líderes comunitarios le dijeron a CPP que están preocupados por los delitos con armas de fuego en Fayetteville, pero no estaban de acuerdo sobre cómo disminuir esa violencia.

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NC prisons settle NAACP case, agree to fast-track release of 3,500 inmates

by Jordan Wilkie February 25, 2021February 26, 2021
NC Correctional Institute for Women in Raleigh. Photo courtesy of the NC Department of Public Safety
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Outbreak rages at NC women’s prison ahead of new court hearing

by Jordan Wilkie August 26, 2020August 28, 2020
Neuse Correctional Institution in Goldsboro is the site of a major outbreak of COVID-19. A coalition of news media organizations including Carolina Public Press have filed a lawsuit seeking state records relating to tracking and handling of COVID-19 in the prisons system and elsewhere. Melissa Sue Gerrits / Carolina Public Press
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Judge: NC prisons out of compliance with court orders

by Jordan Wilkie July 10, 2020July 13, 2020

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