North Carolina

Police: NC man beat woman, then called her 223 times from jail

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The 223 calls occurred over a four-month span, violating a domestic violence protection order

4 COs injured during melee at NC jail

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Three inmates were arrested on multiple charges

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Public safety chief: Pressure from donor on NC prison contracts, but no 'quid pro quo'

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Key legislative committee examines McCrory meeting, private prison maintenance

Soldier gets one month sentence in DWI that killed NC correctional officer

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Sergeant First Class David Hall pleaded guilty to misdemeanor DWI and felony hit and run in for a 2013 accident that killed Correctional Officer David Keller

Consensual 'sexting' between NC teens raises questions about criminal law

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Many have suggested that the behavior is a discipline issue best handled by parents or guardians at home

38 years after prison escape, FBI knocks on woman's door

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Margaret B. Smith escaped from the Robeson County women's facility in February 1977

2 state prison employees OK after being taken hostage

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Authorities say inmates took two employees hostage at a maximum security state prison in South Carolina, but they were released without suffering serious injuries

2 former correctional officers charged in bizarre kidnapping case

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Involved in inmate's scheme to kidnap district attorney's father as retaliation

Groups want North Carolina solitary confinement investigated

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Comes after state agreed to pay $2.5M to family of mentally ill man who died after being in solitary confinement

NC corrections officer fired after tasering fellow officer

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Shawn Soltis, a new hire with only six months on the job, was fooling around when he grabbed an ECD from a desk and shot a fellow officer in the leg

Lawmakers review penalties to NC's first revenge porn law

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Postponed vote, opted to spend more time looking into what the proper punishment should be for first-time offenders and minors who spread salacious images