CHARLOTTE — North Carolina has secured a $4 million federal grant to help people leaving prison transition into the workforce. Governor Josh Stein said the funding will boost job training and reentry ...

PolitiFact found no evidence that 1,400 people in the country illegally are sitting in North Carolina’s jails, or that local law enforcement is refusing to hand those people over to federal ...

The law restricts judges and magistrates, to a larger degree, from releasing violent and repeat offenders before trial.

The Alamance County Sheriff's Office will stop housing people detained by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, but the ...

CHARLOTTE — Mecklenburg County officials say they’re bracing for a surge in people held in jail when Iryna’s Law takes effect Monday, calling the sweeping mandate costly and unfunded.

A 61-year-old inmate died while receiving medical care in the Union County jail on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, Sheriff Eddie Cathey said. Street View image from May 2023 ...

Garry McFadden, a charismatic and opinionated detective-turned-TV-personality, was elected sheriff of North Carolina’s ...

Iryna’s Law will go into effect in North Carolina on Dec. 1, instituting significant changes to the state’s criminal justice system. North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein signed Iryna’s Law in October, which ...