RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper announced North Carolina boards and commissions appointments and nominations today.
Published: Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 @ 5:19 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Executive Order No. 208 paves way for review mechanism of juvenile sentences
Published: Sunday, April 11th, 2021 @ 9:38 am
By: Governor's Office
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School is supposed to be a place where students learn democratic values and how to contribute to society.
Published: Friday, September 4th, 2020 @ 5:58 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Community-minded students give back during alternative spring break
Published: Monday, March 16th, 2020 @ 12:40 pm
By: ECU News Services
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News coverage of the middle-school scenario indicates another student prompted the teen to point out those 'she'd like to kill if she could'
Published: Sunday, October 20th, 2019 @ 8:30 am
By: LifeZette
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North Carolina’s juvenile crime rate fell to its lowest point since the state began recording juvenile crime data – 16.18 complaints per every 1,000 kids – according to the latest report from the Department of Public Safety’s Juvenile Justice section.
Published: Saturday, June 15th, 2019 @ 2:23 am
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolina’s fledgling “raise the age” policy plays a big role in the North Carolina House’s justice and public safety budget.
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2019 @ 5:19 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Tuesday morning, the Cook County State's Attorney's office announced that they'd dropped all 17 charges against "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett in an odd "plea deal," allowing Smollett to escape trial on accusations that he orchestrated a false hate crime against himself and lied to Chicago police in
Published: Friday, March 29th, 2019 @ 9:47 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) applauded the Senate's unanimous passage of bipartisan legislation he co-introduced that secures new protections for minors and improves accountability measures in the federal juvenile justice grant program
Published: Sunday, December 16th, 2018 @ 8:14 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Last June, the N.C. General Assembly passed the Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Act which raised the age of juvenile jurisdiction in North Carolina to include 16- and 17-year-olds
Published: Sunday, June 3rd, 2018 @ 2:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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School safety, charter schools, and teacher pay headline K-12 issues for Republican and Democratic lawmakers during the N.C. General Assembly's 2018 short session
Published: Sunday, May 20th, 2018 @ 12:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Panelists at a Juvenile Justice Workshop say school resource officers are valuable in protecting students and faculty, but more rigorous and realistic training is needed
Published: Sunday, April 29th, 2018 @ 6:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina schools, which now refer more than 40 percent of all offenders in the state's juvenile justice system, need to stop arresting and charging kids for minor, nonviolent offenses, state court and public safety leaders say
Published: Saturday, April 28th, 2018 @ 12:37 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Lawmakers approved six recommendations during the final meeting of the School Safety Subcommittee on Student Health
Published: Wednesday, April 25th, 2018 @ 11:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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$73 million in grants from the North Carolina Governor's Crime Commission will go to support criminal justice programs in communities across North Carolina, Governor Roy Cooper announced today
Published: Wednesday, September 20th, 2017 @ 10:05 am
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper today signed into law Senate Bill 445, a law that reduces the wait time for criminal record expungement for first-time, non-violent offenders
Published: Tuesday, August 1st, 2017 @ 2:05 pm
By: Governor's Office
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A stint in juvenile detention is tough for kids who run afoul of the law, but it's nothing compared to time spent in adult prison
Published: Tuesday, June 6th, 2017 @ 9:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The state House approved early Friday morning its proposed budget, which totals $22.9 billion in General Fund spending
Published: Monday, June 5th, 2017 @ 4:40 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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N.C. House budget writers' decision to mirror the Senate's overall goal of $22.9 billion in General Fund spending next year should pave the way for relatively quick agreement between the House and Senate on budget details
Published: Thursday, June 1st, 2017 @ 11:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It came across as an offhand comment, not designed to sway colleagues to vote one way or another
Published: Thursday, June 1st, 2017 @ 9:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina is one step closer toward raising the age for juvenile offenders
Published: Friday, May 19th, 2017 @ 5:09 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A legislative effort to "raise the age" for some juvenile offenders has instead raised concerns about costs
Published: Sunday, May 14th, 2017 @ 4:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Juvenile offenders 16 and older are charged and tried in North Carolina as adults, no matter how minor the offense
Published: Monday, March 27th, 2017 @ 11:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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East Carolina University students on spring break took a trip to the beach, but instead of soaking up rays, helped build a living shoreline to protect habitat
Published: Friday, March 17th, 2017 @ 2:02 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, attended a committee hearing to discuss how to improve outcomes for youth in the Juvenile Justice System
Published: Sunday, March 5th, 2017 @ 12:17 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Opening day of the 2017-18 General Assembly was filled with warm greetings, friendly exchanges, and promises of compromise. After a short break, lawmakers have returned to get down to the real work of the session
Published: Tuesday, January 24th, 2017 @ 3:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper today named Erik Hooks to lead the state's public safety department to direct law statewide law enforcement, emergency management, juvenile justice, and corrections divisions
Published: Thursday, January 5th, 2017 @ 6:37 pm
By: Governor's Office
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For months Deborah Ross tried her very best to keep her dangerous ACLU record off the radar, and now she is now desperately trying to rewrite her history of putting the interests of convicted criminals ahead of the well being of North Carolinians.
Published: Thursday, October 13th, 2016 @ 4:21 pm
By: jonah
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Governor Pat McCrory has announced close to $70 million in grant funding to address issues related to human trafficking, gangs, veterans rights and safer communities and schools through programs administered by the Governor's Crime Commission (GCC).
Published: Sunday, September 18th, 2016 @ 4:23 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory and officials with the Department of Public Safety today during an open house offered community leaders and elected officials their first view of the renovated Edgecombe Youth Development Center in Rocky Mount.
Published: Sunday, April 17th, 2016 @ 3:45 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Surrounded by families, children, first responders, advocates and care providers, Governor Pat McCrory unveiled his budget priorities to further promote a healthy North Carolina. The governor's budget proposal will expand services to strengthen families and support North Carolina's most...
Published: Thursday, April 14th, 2016 @ 12:09 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory announced that North Carolina is one of three states to be awarded a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) grant to implement an innovative reintegration of juvenile offenders into the community.
Published: Wednesday, October 7th, 2015 @ 4:51 am
By: McCrory Communications
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At today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Senator Thom Tillis announced his support for the bipartisan Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2015
Published: Friday, July 24th, 2015 @ 4:44 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A good and wise minister friend of mine sent me a most insightful article concerning the situation in Baltimore.
Published: Tuesday, May 12th, 2015 @ 2:36 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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