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

Following a nearly month-long jury trial in Dare County, a judge handed down the sentence against Wisezah Buckman, 36, who was charged with the murders of four Pasquotank Correctional Institute workers in a failed escape attempt in Elizabeth City.

Jury selection for the capital murder case of Wisezah Buckman began Wednesday at the Dare County Justice Center in Manteo and is ongoing. Buckman, 35, is the second of four inmates to face trial for the deaths of four prison workers during an attempted prison escape from Pasquotank Correctional Institute in 2017.

The final version of the state budget is on its way and could be enacted as soon as next week, according to House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland). Following a brief House session...

RALEIGH, N.C. – American Correctional Association auditors have recommended accreditation be awarded to the Craven Correctional Institution, a high achievement, and another step toward full accreditation of the North Carolina prison system. “This accreditation is the gold standard in the corrections profession,” said Department of Adult Correction Audit Administrator Paula Page, whose team of professionals assist […]