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Two years after NC lawmakers appropriated $30 million for prison cooling systems, some 12,000 NC prison beds are not yet air-conditioned.

A man convicted, along with his former girlfriend, of a 2003 quadruple homicide in Gaston County was dealt a blow this week in his efforts to have his four murder convictions overturned and win a new trial. Keith Lavoris Hall, now 41 and serving multiple life sentences, was hoping to get additional DNA testing done from a fingerprint found on a Pepsi can police found during their investigation into the Sept. 2, 2003, shooting deaths of four people in the Paradise Point neighborhood south of Belmont. Hall, who has been representing himself on his appeals, asked for the DNA testing in June 2...

Inmate dies after testing positive for COVID-19 at Anson Correctional Institution HNN File (Source: Hawaii News Now) By WBTV Web Staff | December 22, 2020 at 4:28 PM EST - Updated December 22 at 4:29 PM ANSON COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - A female inmate has died after testing positive for COVID-19 at the Anson Correctional Institution. “Her death is tragic. We are working hard to alleviate the impact of COVID-19 in our prisons,” said Todd Ishee, Commissioner of Prisons. “The health and safety of the staff and the offender population is our top priority.” The inmate tested positive fo...