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25579
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Located southeast of Morganton, the Western Correctional Center is known to insiders as “The High Rise.” Considered North Carolina’s most secure prison for 14-to 18-year-olds, the 16-story fortress houses teenagers who are too young for adult jail or too old for juvenile school.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 2 Issue 5, March 16-29 1984,
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25638
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In 1984, more than three-quarters of new admissions to North Carolina prisons were for non-violent offenses. The state must decide whether it can afford to continue imprisoning people who commit property and “public order” crimes. State leaders can divert some offenders to highly supervised work programs or spend up to $300 million to building more prisons.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 4 Issue 2, Jan 31-Feb 13 1986,
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24830
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Former inmates of the Durham County jail and activists are vigorously protesting what they call horrid conditions in the jail. Lack of medical service, little time out of cells, and poor nutrition are a few of the concerns these protesters have, and they are now calling for investigations and monthly revenue reports from the jail.
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Indy Week
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 32 Issue 50, December 2015,
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27055
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The allegedly unsanitary conditions are just one of many complaints at the Durham County Detention Center. After two guards were fired over allegations of abuse, former inmates of the jail are protesting what they call horrid conditions.
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28459
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The story of Rhoda Bruington and her path to prison are told. Bruington was 46 when she helped her boyfriend commit armed robbery and was sentenced to 104 years in prison. The prison and justice system in North Carolina and its need for reform are also discussed.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 13 Issue 8, February 1995,
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34429
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Ramona Brant was sentenced to life in prison for a non-violent drug offense. When she was released twenty-one years later, she dedicated her final years to family and fixing a broken system. Shortly before Brant died unexpectedly in February, she discussed her story to advocate for social justice, for Charlotte to provide safe homes and good jobs for all its citizens.
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18189
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Kautzky discusses the development of the prison system in North Carolina and issues of policy it faces as we come into an era of revision that focuses on rehabilitation.
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28431
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As overpopulated prisons have sapped government budgets, there has been a push to make sentencing reforms retroactive. Cumberland County native Larry Stubbs is hopeful that this push will mean he will be released from prison after serving life in prison for second-degree burglary. The same crime today carries a maximum sentence of four years. Prison reform and Stubbs’ fight for justice are detailed.
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