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News September 26
Lawyer Accused of Preying on Vulnerable Clients
The North Carolina bar says he fleeced two mentally disabled brothers.
By Joseph Neff
Life Inside May 17
Why We Can’t Have Nice Things on Death Row
Not even an extra boiled egg.
By Timothy White
News May 1
How Prosecutor Reform Is Shaking Up Small DA Races
The goals of the effort are trickling down, even if the money isn’t.
By Joseph Neff
News April 20
A Lawyer Who Helped an Exoneree Blow Through $750,000 Is Under Investigation
The North Carolina State Bar probes Patrick Megaro.
By Joseph Neff
News January 29
North Carolina Fixes a Glitch — For One Guy
After a Marshall Project story, a man serving nine years in jail is moved to a prison.
By Joseph Neff
News January 16
When Your Prison Becomes Your Paycheck
Some states are welcoming back ex-offenders to work behind bars.
By Maurice Chammah and Joseph Neff
News November 29, 2017
No Mercy for Judges Who Show Mercy
North Carolina’s plan to stymie judges who waive fines and fees.
By Joseph Neff
News October 24, 2017
Innocent, Disabled and Vulnerable
A judge protects an exonerated man from his lawyer.
By Joseph Neff
Analysis October 20, 2015
Why is a Man Serving Life for a Murder that Feds Say Someone Else Committed?
The unusual case of Lamont McKoy.
By Andrew Cohen
News October 6, 2015
A Rural Sheriff Stares Down the Justice Department
In North Carolina case on racial profiling, U.S. suffers its first loss.
By Simone Weichselbaum

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