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.
Durham’s DA Featured in New Book About Reform-Minded Prosecutors
Satana Deberry, who is running unopposed for a second term in this month’s general elections, is one of 13 reform-minded prosecutors across the country who are profiled in “Change from Within: Reimagining the 21st Century Prosecutor.”
Durham DA Deberry Makes Public Explanations of Why She Won’t Charge Officers in Three Fatal Shootings
The shootings took place throughout January and involved officers with the Durham Sheriff’s Office, along with the Durham and Duke Police Departments.
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.
If Abortion Becomes Illegal in NC, Triangle DAs and Candidates Pledge Not to Prosecute Patients or Providers
It’s not clear what Wake County’s District Attorney would do.
Black Thought: Hundreds of Black College Grads Expected at Duke’s National Black Alumni Conference
The Black Alumni Collective’s (BAC) National Conference that starts today at Duke University and runs through Sunday.
Deberry Goes to Washington
Durham County’s district attorney tells U.S. House members there is “no evidence” that a rise in gun violence nationally is linked to criminal justice reforms.
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Twenty-two Things to Watch in 2022
The fight over gerrymandering, rising gun violence, and the pandemic’s Omicron era will shape the next year.
Durham City Council Approves Continued Funding for a Driver’s License Restoration Program
The program has helped thousands of residents since its inception in November of 2018.
N.C. Central Researchers Report Fewer People in the County Jail, But They’re Locked Up for a Longer Time
The study also finds that the county’s Black residents accounted for a disproportionate percentage of the jail’s inmates.
Teen Indicted for Double Murder on N.C. Central’s Campus Was Already in Jail, Charged with Murder, in Raleigh
Law enforcement agencies across the Triangle have issued a battery of charges against Dezmond Armond Harper, who has been accused of a violent crime spree that claimed the lives of three people.
Faith Hedgepeth’s Alleged Killer Won’t Face Death Penalty, Durham District Attorney Decides
Satana Deberry has previously stated she is against capital punishment.
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