North Carolina

Case in Point March 18

A DNA Test Might Help Exonerate This Man. A Judge Won’t Allow It.

North Carolina judge denies testing in a 1992 murder case, but lawyers want shell casings examined.

By Joseph Neff

Life Inside December 20, 2018

Penitentiary Rock: The Radio Show With a Captive Audience

“Only this music captures my bitter, visceral pain.”

By Timothy White

Life Inside December 6, 2018

Should I Have Let My Friend on Death Row Kill Himself?

“We don’t live on death row; we wait to die.”

By Paul Brown

Feature December 3, 2018

How Incarcerated Parents Are Losing Their Children Forever

Being stripped of parental rights while in prison, even for minor crimes, is “the family separation crisis that no one knows about,” one advocate said.

By Eli Hager and Anna Flagg

News September 26, 2018

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, 2018

Why We Can’t Have Nice Things on Death Row

Not even an extra boiled egg.

By Timothy White

News May 1, 2018

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, 2018

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, 2018

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, 2018

When Your Prison Becomes Your Paycheck

Some states are welcoming back ex-offenders to work behind bars.

By Maurice Chammah and Joseph Neff