Few fixes for full prisons
The response to the state's growing prison population over the past decade has been consistent -- build more prisons. And when a legislator suggests that lawmakers put more money into prevention instead of incarceration, his colleagues laugh.
Updated: May. 16, 2008 4:53 AM | Full story
What China blocks, Durham man posts
When people in China want to share news or commentary that government censors would likely squelch, many turn to a U.S.-based Web site run by Watson Meng of Durham.
Updated: May. 16, 2008 6:42 AM | Full story
'Little old granny' a trend in drug traffickers' trade
From 2006 to 2007, the number of people over 60 charged with trafficking drugs in North Carolina state courts nearly doubled. In 2007, at least 44 elderly people were arrested for trafficking everything from marijuana to powder cocaine.
Updated: May. 16, 2008 4:32 AM | Full story
