Understaffing, aging infrastructure, and more inmate assaults are all issues plaguing the Durham County Detention Center.

The police department initially wouldn’t confirm 19-year-old Joshua Farmer was the person killed, despite the SBI releasing ...

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 ...

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.

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@ ...

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 ...

It was freezing outside when a detainee at the Durham County Detention Facility said he saw a staff member at the jail tie another detainee’s wrists and legs to a restraint chair for a few hours ...