The North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission is a state agency established in 2006 by the General Assembly.
A non-sworn Durham Police Department employee is facing a murder charge in a case where another man was falsely accused.
Attorneys for a group of Black Raleigh mothers and their children filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Raleigh and several police officers alleging an RPD bogus drug investigation conspiracy led to illegal raids and excessive use of force.
Nia Whims was detained for 14 days over the false accusation, according to the family.
A Raleigh mother is still brought to tears remembering the May 2020 day a team of Raleigh police officers raided the wrong house, terrifying her family. Her attorney will be in court Wednesday to push for the release of bodycam footage from that frightful night.
Charles Finch, a former death row inmate who spent more than 40 years in prison, was granted a pardon of innocence by Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday.