Department of Corrections

A federal lawsuit is at the center of claims that the state is putting teenagers in solitary confinement, despite its demonstrated harm. State officials deny the claims but cite strains in the juvenile justice system.

Prison advocate groups call for the release of nearly 2,000 incarcerated people to ease overcrowding, improve conditions after the temporary closure of four western North Carolina prisons.

A panel has laid out specifics designed to bring numerous North Carolina state government agencies together to improve outcomes for prisoners when they are released, leading to reduced recidivism. The Joint Reentry Council created by Gov. Roy Cooper's executive order in January last week approved a plan to meet more than two dozen objectives by using over 130 different strategies.

For years, reentry councils have covered less than a quarter of NC counties, despite people being released into communities all over the state. That number is poised to swell this year.

Prison leaders say that 2024 will be an inflection year to make significant progress breaking down barriers formerly incarcerated people face when returning to the community.

Prison commissary prices are soaring in North Carolina, leaving incarcerated people and their families struggling.

Time spent in prison and jail often worsens mental health. Researchers and advocates say more data and transparency is needed to better understand and reduce in-custody suicides.

Advocates hope to see the North Carolina prison system grant more medical release to ease the burden of an aging prison population and to give families time with loved ones before death.

The State Employees Association of North Carolina is asking the Legislature to improve pay, staffing, equipment, training and benefits for corrections…

An atheist group filed a federal lawsuit to compel the North Carolina Department of Corrections to make space available for group studies by atheists in…