A three-judge panel of the North Carolina Superior Court overturned a 1971 law that restored voting rights to convicted felons after they have completed their sentence, including probation or parole.…
A group of criminal justice reform researchers and advocates have sent letters to the governor and the commissioner of prisons requesting that the state take steps to minimize the likelihood of a Coronavirus…
Never mind the case of mistaken identity in this Durham County DWI case. Burlington Times-News reports: When Shannon Whack, 31, was arrested March 17 for driving drunk with two small…
The Hendersonville Times-News has an article about the prosecution of perpetrators of domestic violence. A new program in Henderson Conty, modeled after one in High Point, went into effect recently;…
Daniel, the odd thing about the felon voting issue (if you want to call it that) is that many states already allow those convicted of a felony to vote. In…
Former Greensboro Chamber of Commerce president Peter Reichard entered an Alford plea in Wake County Superior Court yesterday. Judge Donald Stephens ordered that Reichard pay the $25,000 fine within 90…
I’ve slogged through a couple hundred murder case files over the last decade, so many of which would never have occured had the killer been sent to prison a few felonies…
Karen Welsh’s latest Carolina Journal Online report details a new state law loosening restrictions for probation and parole officers who carry concealed guns. John Hood’s Daily Journal outlines “revenue enhancements”…
Live Blog North Carolina sends 40 percent of ex-offenders back to prison for new crimes, but almost none back for technical violations of parole or probation according to a new…
Is this even news anymore? Seriously. Elijah Akeem Ashford, 24, was given 36 months probation for a March 2008 felony robbery conviction, according to state corrections records. Ashford, along with…
Here’s a weird one. CMS tells the UPoR and WCNC that an unnamed 18-year-old West Charlotte student was arrested on Friday and charged with felony armed robbery and possession of…
First, kudos to the Pizza Hut employee who plugged two would-be robbers last night in East Charlotte. They went Under The Roof, ended up Under The Ground. Good. What do…