@NCCapitol WRAL TV Raleigh NC New NC law makes clean slates easier for some criminals July 28, 2017 Raleigh, N.C. — Some people convicted of crimes in North Carolina will soon find it easier to clear their records. Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday signed into a law a...
a Prison Policy Initiative Report by Joshua Aiken Press Release May 31, 2017 One out of every three people behind bars is being held in a local jail, yet jails get almost none of the attention that prisons do. Jails are ostensibly locally controlled, but the people...
records for first offenders under the age of 18 at the time of conviction of misdemeanor; expunction of certain other misdemeanors. (a) Whenever any person who has not previously been convicted of any felony, or misdemeanor other than a traffic violation,...
North Carolina is the last state to automatically charge 16 and 17 year olds as adults. That could soon change. By Taylor Knopf North Carolina Health News “Kids accompanied by their parents trickled into the quaint Orange County courtroom lined with murals last...
By Tom Hays Associated Press NEW YORK — Neftali Thomas Diaz swears he’s done with Rikers Island. After being locked up twice at the notorious New York City jail for stealing a credit card and violating parole, Diaz entered a private jobs program. Once...
