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Victoria Young A Cabarrus County family is asking for community support to keep the man convicted of murdering 19-year-old Phoebe Barbee behind bars. After a 10-day trial in 1979, Roger Warren Clark received two life sentences for the kidnapping and murder of Phoebe Alisa Barbee. But Clark was later considered for parole in 1999, and since then, he has gone before the N.C. Post-Release Supervision & Parole Commission several times. Sonja Barbee, Phoebe’s sister, said that usual...

The State Will Release 3,500 Prisoners Under a Settlement With Civil Rights Groups This story first published online at NC Policy Watch.  The North Carolina Department of Public Safety will release 3,500 people early from prison after settling a lawsuit which argued that their constitutional rights were violated by the treatment they have received during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a press release from the ACLU of North Carolina. The press release described the relief as among ...

New details on pending release of 3,500 people from NC prison system New details issued on pending release of 3,500 people from NC prison system By Jon Evans | February 26, 2021 at 4:40 PM EST - Updated February 26 at 7:09 PM RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) - North Carolina’s Department of Public Safety has agreed to release at least 3,500 people in state custody within the next six months to settle a lawsuit filed by civil rights organizations. The state conference of the National Association f...

On Jan. 20, vaccinations began for state prisoners and staff. While the vaccine will provide much-needed protection for those who are incarcerated, prisons remain too crowded for social distancing and some say a history of distrust could impact incarcerated people's willingness to get...