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Plea deals are the most common way criminal cases are resolved in North Carolina. They're used more than 90% of the time. But who gets them the most -- and why?

Does race play a role in the justice system? Duke researchers study plea deals in Durham County

Duke research: Who gets plea deals and why? 

INVESTIGATION HERE TONIGHT OUT OF NASH COUNTY THANK YOU, MARK PLEA DEALS ARE THE MOST COMMON WAY CRIMINAL CASES ARE RESOLVED IN NORTH CAROLINA. USE MORE THAN 90% OF THE TIME. >> YET ONLY A FEW PEOPLE ON THE INSIDE GET TO SEE HOW THOSE DEALS ARE MADE. NEW RESEARCH OUT TODAY FROM DUKE UNIVERSITY HOPES TO CHANGE THAT TO BE OUR REPORTER. SARAH KRUEGER EXPLAINS WHAT'S HAPPENING INSIDE THE COURTHOUSE. >> THE RESEARCHERS DESCRIBE PLEA DEALS AS HAPPENING IN A BLACK BOX. KIND OF THIS MYSTERIOUS PROCESS THAT IS SELDOM ANALYZED UNTIL NOW. AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY HERE WAS FULLY ON BOARD WITH THIS STUDY FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. A TEAM OF DUKE RESEARCHERS STUDIED EVERY ANGLE OF THE PLEA DEALS OFFERED IN DURHAM COUNTY COURTROOMS. THEY WANTED TO FIGURE OUT WHO GOT THE BEST DEALS AND WHY AT TIMES A LACK OF TRANSPARENCY THAT THERE HAS BEEN WHEN IT COMES TO PLEA NEGOTIATIONS >> CAN SOMETIMES FEEL PUBLIC DISTRUST AND THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM. KEVIN DE HARDY WAS THE LEAD RESEARCHER STUDYING, PLEASE IN DURHAM FROM APRIL 2021. TO APRIL 2022. >> MOST SURPRISING TO HIM AND TO DISTRICT ATTORNEYS. THAT ON AD BARRY, WHERE THE FINDINGS THAT PERTAINED TO RAISE IN CASES WITH WHITE DEFENDANTS. PROSECUTORS WERE MORE LIKELY TO CONSIDER MORE MITIGATING FACTORS OR REASONS SENATE SHOULD BE LIGHTER IN CASES WITH BLACK DEFENDANTS, PROSECUTORS TENDED TO CONSIDER MORE AGGRAVATING FACTORS OR REASONS THAT A SENTENCE SHOULD BE HARSHER. THE DATA SHOWED HOW MANY OF THE PEOPLE CHARGED IN DURHAM ARE BLACK, BUT 80% OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE PROSECUTE A BLOCK. >> ABOUT 60% BUT VICTIMS ALSO LAUBACH WHEREAS THEY ACCOUNT FOR 36% OF THE POPULATION. THAT DISPARITIES TO THE STUDY ALSO FOUND NEARLY TWO-THIRDS OF ALL CHARGES IN DURHAM WERE DISMISSED BY PROSECUTORS. 93% OF THE TIME THE MAIN REASON FOR THAT IS THE DEFENDANT WAS PLEADING GUILTY TO SOMETHING ELSE. THE STUDY SHOWED THE TYPE OF ATTORNEY A DEFENDANT HAS IMPACTS THE OUTCOME. PEOPLE WITH PRIVATE COUNSEL WERE LESS LIKELY TO GET PRISON TIME. DEBERRY SAYS IN HER 5 YEARS IN OFFICE, THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 30,000 CASES. WE THOUGHT WE BARGAIN NEED THE AMERICAN CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM. >> WITH LITERALLY GRIND TO A HALT BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY TO TAKE ALL OF THOSE CASES TO TRIAL. THIS RESEARCH WILL HELP HER OFFICE ANALYZED ITSELF AND IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY. AND THE MORE INFORMATION WE HAVE THE

While companies across the country race to develop a coronavirus vaccine, some researchers at Duke University Medical Center are taking a slightly different approach. 



Keeping yourself healthy against coronavirus? The answer may be in your gut

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Millions of Americans suffer from migraines. Researchers explored how different colors of light generate different responses in the brain -- and studies show certain treatments involving light can actually alleviate symptoms. Ajay Kori, a Durham native and Duke University graduate, is on a mission to bring this science to migraine patients. 

<p>CAN MAKE A THE MORRIS. SO KIM LIGHT, LIGHT CAN GENERATE DIFFERENT RESPONSES IN OUR BRAIN AND STUDY SHOWS CERTAIN TREATMENTS INVOLVING LIGHT CAN ALLEVIATE SYMPTOMS FOR JOINING US NOW IS A DURHAM NATIVE AND DUKE GRADUATE TO HELP BRING SCIENCE TO PEOPLE. SO WHAT I WAS TALKING TO YOU DURING THE BREAK WE'VE ESTABLISHED THAT BOTH OF US, WE ARE LUCKY IN THAT WE DON'T SUFFER FROM MIGRAINES BUT IT IS CERTAINLY A HUGE ISSUE FOR A LOT OF FOLKS. HOW WIDESPREAD IS THIS PROBLEM?&gt;&gt; THE THIRD MOST COMMON ILLNESS IN THE WORLD WHICH IS CRAZY ABOUT 40 MILLION PEOPLE AND THE NUMBER OF SUFFERERS ARE GREATER THAN THE POPULATION OF THE U.S.. MIGRAINES ARE DEBILITATING. SO IT IS A VERY WIDESPREAD ISSUE. &gt;&gt; THAT'S ASTONISHING SO WHAT IS IT ABOUT GREEN LIGHT THAT HELPS OR WHAT MAKES LIGHT WORSE? &gt;&gt; ANYONE WITH A MIGRAINE KNOWS THAT LIGHT WILL MAKE IT WORSE. AND, THE RESEARCHERS REALLY STARTED HONING IN ON WHY LIGHT MAKES HEADACHES WORSE. ESSENTIALLY, IT PROVIDES BIGGER BRAIN WAVES TO PARTS OF YOUR BRAIN ROAD ARE OVERREACTIVE. IT CAUSES YOU TO HAVE A BIGGER HEADACHE. &gt;&gt; ON THE SCREEN WE HAVE A GREEN LIGHT SO TALK ABOUT YOUR WORK FOCUSING ON GREEN LIGHTS AND HOW IT IS DIFFERENT THAN OTHER COLORS AND IT HELPS CALM THE BRAIN. &gt;&gt; YES. SO SOME HARVARD RESEARCHERS WANTED TO FIGURE OUT WHY WE LIGHT WAS SO BAD FOR PEOPLE WITH MIGRANTS OF THE TOOK LIED MIGRAINE PATIENTS AND PUT THEM IN FRONT OF LIGHT AND EVEN THOUGH THEY COULDN'T TELL THAT THE LIGHT WAS SHOWN ON THEM, THEIR HEADACHES GOT WORSE. AND THEY STARTED EXPERIMENTING WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF COLORS ON THEM AND THEY COULDN'T TELL DIFFERENT TYPES OF LIGHTS WERE BEING SHOWN. BUT WHAT THEY FOUND WAS THAT ONE LIGHT, ONE COLOR IN PARTICULAR, A BIG NARROW BAND OF GREENLIGHT ACTUALLY HELPED MAKE THEM FEEL BETTER. MADE THEM FEEL NOT ONLY MORE, BUT BY DOWN THERE PAY LEVELS. AND MAY THE FEEL BETTER DURING A MIGRAINE. &gt;&gt; THAT IS INTERESTING. SO CAN YOU GO BY A GREEN LIGHT?&gt;&gt; YES, SO YOU CAN'T JUST BUY IT, THEY ARE VERY SPECIFIC SPECTRUM THAT MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER. SO WE HELPED DEVELOP THIS AND WE TOOK THE PROTOTYPE THAT WAS USED IN THOSE HARVARD STUDIES WHICH COST $50,000 AND PUT THEM INTO $150 DEVICE FOR THIS LAMP. &gt;&gt; THIS COULD CERTAINLY BE A GAME CHANGER FOR THOSE WITH MIGRAINES. WE HEAR ABOUT BLUE LIGHT FROM THE SCREENS AND WHAT IS REALLY POPULAR DURING THE PANDEMIC, PEOPLE WEARING THE BLUE LIKE CLASSIC THEY ARE STARING AT THE SCREEN. DO THOSE REALLY WORK AND HOW EFFECTIVE ARE THEY?&gt;&gt; THEY DO REALLY WORK. ONE OF THE BIG FINDINGS FROM THE STUDIES IS THAT LIGHT NOT ONLY HELPS US, CONTRIBUTES TO HER VISION BUT CONTROLS DIFFERENT THINGS IN YOUR BODY. SO YOUR BODY IS EXPOSED TO BLUE LIGHT, IT ACTUALLY INHIBITS THE PRODUCTION OF MELATONIN WHICH PREVENTS YOU FROM GOING TO BED SO THERE IS CONNECTIONS OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF COLORS OF LIGHT AND FUNCTIONING OF THE BRAIN'S. AND SO LITTLE BLUE LIGHT BLOCKING GLASSES CAN HAVE A HUGE EFFECT IN HELPING YOU GO TO BED, BETTER AND GET BETTER SLEEP.&gt;&gt; AJAY KORI, I ENJOYED THE TALK AND IT IS HUGE NEWS FOR PEOPLE WITH MIGRAINES. WE APPRECIATE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE RESEARCH AND HAVING A DURHAM CONNECTION.</p>

Researchers study how 'green light' can alleviate pain from migraines 

Duke researchers study how 'green light' can alleviate pain from migraines 

Dr. Carol Colton, a leader of cutting edge research in the Neurology Department of Duke University Medical Center, helps answer questions about new directions in research on Alzheimer's Disease.

The Newest Directions in Alzheimer's Research: A Conversation with Dr. Carol Colton

New Directions in Alzheimer's Research

Lemurs studied for Alzheimer's research

Scientists at the Duke Lemur Center are studying Mouse Lemurs with hopes of finding answers to Alzheimer's Disease. 

Duke researchers asking if tiny lemurs hold answers to Alzhiemer's 

Duke Clinical Research Institute in downtown Durham.Photo taken August 17, 2018.  