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NC Advocates Push for More HIV Awareness as COVID Restrictions Lift
As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, North Carolinians sheltered in place, masked up and maintained distance, all in an effort to stop the spread of the infectious disease. Along the way, awareness around other infectious diseases, such as HIV, has dropped. But that disease hasn’t gone away. One recent study found…
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What the Pandemic Showed Us About Juvenile Justice in Schools
As a former district court judge, N.C. Rep. Marcia Morey has seen firsthand how children can get entangled in the state’s juvenile justice system. The path from school to the courtroom is similar for many kids, Morey said. They skip school, break the rules or act out in class, prompting a…
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Medication-Assisted Treatment for Pregnant People Hard to Come by in NC Jails
The opioid epidemic has continued to worsen across North Carolina, and it has impacted all kinds of people — including people who are pregnant or will become pregnant. Much of the fallout from the opioid crisis has trickled down to county jails and other carceral institutions, as 85% of the…
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COVID Testing Policies in NC Prisons Cause Confusion, Fear
As the most recent COVID-19 outbreak spread through the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women late this summer, the most pervasive feeling among those incarcerated was fear — fear that they would get sick, fear that they wouldn’t make it home, fear that no one on the outside really knew…
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COVID-19 Creates Additional Challenges for Those Leaving Incarceration in NC
When Jeff Walker came out of incarceration, all he had were the clothes on his back. He was directionless, stigmatized. He didn’t have support. He didn’t have anything. That was five years ago. People leaving incarceration and reentering society in NC during the COVID-19 pandemic faced the same stigma, the…
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