Nonprofit Emancipate NC is suing the Durham County Sheriff's Office for withholding public records on jail policies. The nonprofit argues the redactions prevent proper oversight of jail conditions ...

A murder suspect was fatally shot inside the Durham Police Department headquarters after he “lunged” for an officer’s gun, ...

DURHAM (WTVD) -- The Durham County Sheriff's Office said Thursday that security has been stepped up after a shooting incident in an entry area to the jail earlier this month. Officers can now use ...

Eight inmates at the Durham County jail tested positive for COVID-19 this weekend, the second outbreak at the jail where eight detention officers tested positive this spring and one later died.

An open letter from Durham community activists raises concerns about Durham County jail detainees being kept in their cells for 21 to 23 hours a day during the pandemic. Scott Sharpe ssharpe@ ...

Obituary for Dawn Tucker Prior to the fatal crash, Blackmon was in and out of Durham County jail over the course of two decades, with his first charge stemming from a 2001 larceny case.

In Locke’s arrest warrant, she’s accused of providing components of a mobile phone to an inmate at the Durham County jail on 219 S Mangum St. in August. The identified inmate is the same as ...

Advocates and detainees fear video visitations cound replace in-person visits at the Durham County Jail. Local activists are raising concerns about Durham County Sheriff’s Office plans to ...