Durham Activists Petition for a Reduced Jail Population
The petition comes as detainees are confined alone in their cells for up to 23 hours a day due to what the sheriff says are ongoing COVID-19 protocols.
Sheriff Birkhead, Seeking Reelection, Boasts of “Great Successes”
“We’ve laid the foundation to do greater things in my second term, even in the midst of the COVID pandemic, the ‘defund’ movement, the tragic murder of George Floyd.”
In Race for Durham Sheriff, Jocys Touts FBI Experience
“As an FBI agent, I didn’t have a voice. I felt that if I ran for sheriff and attained that position, I could have a lot more direct influence over helping a lot of the communities that are suffering, as well as bringing about real, true reform.”
Durham’s Sheriff Romped in the Primary, But Winning in November Won’t Be As Easy
Incumbent Clarence Birkhead faces a formidable challenge in Maria Jocys.
Durham County Jail Is Full of Uncertified Guards
In the throes of a staffing shortage, Durham County sheriff’s deputies who aren’t certified to guard people in custody are doing just that.
Durham Board of Elections Dismisses Sheriff’s Claim of Fraud Against Challenger
The county elections board deliberated for less than 10 minutes before announcing that the incumbent had not presented any evidence that showed the more than 9,000 signatures that appeared on Maria Jocys’s petition should not have been certified.
Durham Sheriff Wants Challenger Removed from November Ballot
Durham Sheriff Clarence Birkhead is challenging the candidacy of a formidable opponent whose signature-collecting process is under scrutiny.
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NC Board of Elections Investigating Signatures on Durham Sheriff Candidate’s Petition to Get on Fall Ballot
Retired FBI agent Maria Jocys easily collected enough signatures from Durham voters to get her name on the midterm ballot to challenge Sheriff Clarence Birkhead as an unaffiliated candidate. But of the 15,865 she received, a third appear suspect.
Thompson Upsets Smith for Durham Clerk of Court Seat, DPS Board Will Welcome Two New Members
Durham DA Deberry and Sheriff Birkhead hang on to their seats, while Judge Pat Evans loses hers.
Challenger Emerges in Durham Sheriff’s Race
Maria Jocys has signatures from enough Durham voters to challenge Sheriff Clarence Birkhead for his seat in the fall.
Durham Man Charged in East Durham Shootings That Killed Two Teens and Wounded Four Other Children
Keon Rayquan Beal into custody on Saturday. Officers transported Beal back to Durham on Wednesday. Beal, 21, has been charged with two counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder.
As the Year Comes to an End, Bull City Leaders Grapple with a Gun Violence Epidemic
With a few more days to go before the year ends, Durham police have investigated a record 48 homicides, easily surpassing the city’s deadliest year in 2016, when 42 people were victims of violence.
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