North Carolina: “Lawsuit accuses DHHS of ‘warehousing’ NC children with disabilities in foster care”
“They are often confined to prison-like settings under the care of a poorly trained and understaffed workforce, where they are subject to broken bones, sprains, bruises, and dangerous physical and chemical restraints,” the lawsuit contends. Disability Rights North Carolina and the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP have joined forces to help children of […]
Support for Police Reform Increasing in North Carolina
(Pasquotank, NC) Andrew Brown was fatally shot by police on April 21st. Brown was killed in his car by deputies who were serving a warrant for his arrest. Since the shooting, protestors have gathered in the streets of Elizabeth City everyday for the past 40 nights. Since the shooting of Andrew Brown, North Carolina residents […]
Durham Redirecting Police Resources into Police Alternatives
(DURHAM, NC) If the city of Durham’s budget passes next month, Durham council members decided on Thursday morning that as many as 20 vacant police officer positions could be cut over the next year to help fund the city’s new community safety department. The proposed community safety department will include a total of 15 employees […]