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Bills Affect Young Offenders in Different Ways
North Carolina is one of only two states in the U.S. that prosecutes offenders under 18 in the adult legal system. Two bills would tweak that. By Rose Hoban Only two states in the country automatically...
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Law Intended to Reduce Prison Rape Hits Unexpected Turbulence
A 10-year-old law proves harder to enact than originally anticipated. By Holly West Ten years after President George W. Bush signed the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) into law, the North Carolina...
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Sexual Predation in Juvenile Facilities Decreases
By Holly West Incarcerated kids too often become victims of sexual violence, but the picture is improving, according to a new survey. The U.S. Department of Justice recently released a study on...
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Trauma-informed Recovery: Hearing the Voice of the Survivor
What’s the best way to help children who experience trauma recover and become psychologically healthy adults? A new method points the way. By Taylor Sisk Henry is 5 years old. He’s heard and seen his...
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Senators Crackdown on Dumping Unwanted Children
North Carolina senators want to ban a specific type of child custody: The kind created when parents hand off their children to strangers. By Minali Nigam For pet owners who feel they can’t take care...
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Seeking Conviction: Justice elusive for NC sexual assault survivors
By the Seeking Conviction Investigative Collaboration Fewer than one in four defendants charged with sexual assault in North Carolina can expect to be convicted of that charge or a related reduced...
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Seeking Conviction: Through the eyes of a sexual assault nurse examiner
By Jordan Hensley, Hickory Daily Record jhensley@hickoryrecord.com About once per month, one of the two sexual assault nurse examiners at Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory receives the call: A...
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Seeking Conviction: Sexual assault cases hinge on evidence gathered by...
By the Seeking Conviction Investigative Collaboration Sometimes the right evidence can make or break a sexual assault case. Even when that evidence exists forensically or through witness testimony, the...
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Seeking Conviction: Questions of consent can make NC sexual assault cases...
By the Seeking Conviction Investigative Collaboration Even if a rape case makes it to trial, it can still be tough to convince juries — especially if the perpetrator says it wasn’t a crime at all, but...
View ArticleAttorney General Josh Stein to HCA: ‘I want answers’
Neil Cotiaux Carolina Public Press N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein has told HCA Healthcare that he’s heard enough. Now, he wants answers. “The delivery of health care is truly a life-or-death issue,”...
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