76 NC counties are under alert, including Wake, Cumberland, Durham, Johnston, and Orange counties.

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Top state prison officials promised lawmakers Tuesday that only inmates with release dates already coming in 2021 will leave prison early under a settlement announced last week to cut North Carolina's prison population by 3,500.

Waters muddied on early release after lawmakers told only non-violent offenders included

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Relatively few state prisoners are hospitalized, but system officials say they want to limit impact on hospitals.

Three NC prison facilities close over COVID-19 surge

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State records show North Carolina officials continued to transfer thousands of inmates as COVID-19 raced through the state's prisons -- actions that public health experts say raised the risk of spreading the virus.

NC kept moving hundreds of inmates during pandemic. Experts say that increased risks

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State Senate leader Phil Berger is demanding answers from the North Carolina prison system following a news report Thursday that revealed the death of a Caswell Correctional Center nurse diagnosed with COVID-19.

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Waters muddied on early release after lawmakers told only non-violent offenders included

Three NC prison facilities close over COVID-19 surge

NC kept moving hundreds of inmates during pandemic. Experts say that increased risks

Senate leader demands answers after report on prison nurse's COVID-19 death