/tags/sheriffs Sheriffs en-US Copyright Thu, 17 Apr 2025 20:19:33 GMT /term/news/2025-04-17/vance-county-jail-staff-health-dept-ncdhhs The state’s health agency has already ordered the jail to move more than 100 inmates and crack down on illegal behavior. Now, they’re focusing on the shortage of staff. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 20:19:33 GMT /term/news/2025-04-17/vance-county-jail-staff-health-dept-ncdhhs Abigail Celoria /race-class-communities/2025-02-11/immigration-nc-sheriffs-ice-cooperation Some North Carolina sheriffs are expressing concerns for their counties amid President Donald Trump's promise of mass deportations. That's on top of a new state law that requires county sheriffs to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. Tue, 11 Feb 2025 22:35:57 GMT /race-class-communities/2025-02-11/immigration-nc-sheriffs-ice-cooperation Aaron Sánchez-Guerra /politics/2024-09-12/north-carolina-immigration-law-sheriffs-house-bill-10-passed House Bill 10 is slated to become law and force North Carolina sheriffs to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. Thu, 12 Sep 2024 22:02:31 GMT /politics/2024-09-12/north-carolina-immigration-law-sheriffs-house-bill-10-passed Aaron Sánchez-Guerra /news/2023-02-22/nc-house-passes-bill-that-eases-pistol-permitting Pistol purchases would no longer need a permit from sheriff’s offices under a bill that passed the North Carolina House on Wednesday. Wed, 22 Feb 2023 22:26:16 GMT /news/2023-02-22/nc-house-passes-bill-that-eases-pistol-permitting Colin Campbell /news/2023-02-22/gop-ice-nc-sheriffs-bills-vetoed-governor The bill would require sheriffs in the state to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. Wed, 22 Feb 2023 20:49:11 GMT /news/2023-02-22/gop-ice-nc-sheriffs-bills-vetoed-governor Rusty Jacobs /news/2022-06-28/bill-forcing-nc-sheriffs-to-aid-immigration-agents-revived Republican lawmakers are attempting again to advance a measure that would require North Carolina’s sheriffs to learn the immigration status of their jails’ inmates and assist federal agents who want to detain them. Tue, 28 Jun 2022 22:01:21 GMT /news/2022-06-28/bill-forcing-nc-sheriffs-to-aid-immigration-agents-revived Associated Press /news/2021-04-08/29-nc-sheriffs-sign-letter-urging-biden-to-stop-influx-of-migrants-at-u-s-mexico-border Sheriffs from across the country, including 29 in North Carolina, have signed a letter to President Biden urging him to address the influx of migrants at the southern border. Thu, 08 Apr 2021 20:23:29 GMT /news/2021-04-08/29-nc-sheriffs-sign-letter-urging-biden-to-stop-influx-of-migrants-at-u-s-mexico-border Laura Brache /race-demographics/2020-05-19/tale-of-two-nc-sheriffs-pitt-countys-paula-dance When one thinks of a sheriff in North Carolina, it’s easy to go back to the good ole days when the most popular sheriff around was Andy Griffith, in the… Tue, 19 May 2020 13:23:35 GMT /race-demographics/2020-05-19/tale-of-two-nc-sheriffs-pitt-countys-paula-dance Leoneda Inge /race-demographics/2020-05-18/tale-of-two-nc-sheriffs-alamance-countys-terry-johnson The sheriff’s department is the oldest institution of law enforcement in the United States. And still today, they get a lot of respect in their… Mon, 18 May 2020 14:31:03 GMT /race-demographics/2020-05-18/tale-of-two-nc-sheriffs-alamance-countys-terry-johnson Leoneda Inge /show/the-state-of-things/2019-06-04/durhams-first-black-sheriff-fights-for-retraining-and-rebuilding In 1984 when Clarence F. Birkhead became a deputy sheriff in Randolph County, he had no idea he would eventually take the helm as Durham’s first African… Tue, 04 Jun 2019 16:00:12 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-06-04/durhams-first-black-sheriff-fights-for-retraining-and-rebuilding Dana Terry, Frank Stasio