The record-keeping system at the Durham courthouse is a glimpse back in time. A large room in the Durham clerk’s office has drawers full of…
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Video cameras captured two scenes from the convenience store on Alston Avenue in East Durham on the night of Jan. 9, 2018. In one, a…
A gunshot goes off. In many neighborhoods, no one calls the police. But in more than 100 cities, the sound is picked up by audio…
In 2017, the Durham Criminal Justice Resource Center spearheaded an automated notification system that sends people reminders about their court dates via text, email, or…
Courtroom 4D ran a bit like a zoo. The electric candy-pop of someone’s phone accented the hum of whispers, laughs, and shuffling that was so…
The second day of a hearing in the case of Alexander Bishop, a 17-year-old boy accused of killing his father with a dog leash, was…