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Prison

Man sentenced to 40 years in prison for setting Virginia councilman on fire

  • Jun 26

Inmate accused of murder attempts escape from Vance County jail

  • Jun 25

Ohio takes man with intellectual disabilities off death row

  • Jun 24

Durham County detainee dies after being found unresponsive in cell

  • Jun 15

What former Epstein prison guard told committee

  • Jun 6

NC pilot program aims to ease prison staffing shortages

  • May 28

Culinary program gives incarcerated students a second chance

  • May 7

Investigation underway after Butner escapee arrested in Lee County

  • Apr 23

Latest Videos

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Idaho college student killer sentenced to life in prison

  • Jul 23, 2025
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R. Kelly lawyers allege singer was in Duke Hospital for overdose

  • Jun 17, 2025
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Record confinement suicides in North Carolina prisons: News & Observer

  • May 30, 2025
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Hundreds call new NC recidivism hotline within days of it opening

  • May 15, 2024
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Van Brett Watkins dies in prison

  • Dec 11, 2023
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Man who shot Fayetteville pawn shop owner sentenced to 45 years in prison

  • Aug 3, 2023
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Prison break of 2 men in Philly highlights ongoing security issues at US prisons

  • May 9, 2023
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R. Kelly latest notorious inmate at Butner Federal Prison in NC

  • Apr 24, 2023

Latest Stories

Company employs, helps formerly incarcerated find work, get a second chance

One Sandhills business is stepping up to help those with records reenter the workforce and rebuild their lives.

  • Apr 16

Woman, who falsely accused Duke Lacrosse players, released from prison after murder conviction

She also made headlines in 2006 for falsely accusing three Duke lacrosse players of rape.

  • Feb 27
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Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes asks Trump administration to commute her prison sentence

Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has asked the Trump administration to commute her sentence, according to the U.S. Justice Department's Office of the Pardon Attorney.

  • Jan 22

Leaders talk strategies, 2030 plan at first North Carolina Joint Reentry Council meeting of 2026

The council focuses on critical reentry needs, such as housing, employment, and health support.

  • Jan 7

Venezuela's Maduro now in jail in NYC; Trump says U.S. will run the country

The aircraft believed to be carrying ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has touched down at Stewart Airport in Orange County, New York.

  • Jan 4