September 1, 2022 Back in 2020 I wrote about the reasons why Rutherford County […]
Category: jail
Jail Overdoses AGAIN…..How Many More Will Sheriff Frances Allow?
8-23-2022 Rutherfordton- On Monday night four (4) people overdosed at Rutherford County Detention Center…..AGAIN. EMS […]
Advisory: Detention Center Investigation into Inmates’ Overdoses
On August 22, 2022 an investigation revealed that a total of four inmate’s, at the […]
Protecting Our Officers Or Protecting The System?
8-20-22 The situation at the Rutherford County Jail does not seem to getting any better. […]
Risky Business For All At Rutherford County Jail
August 12, 2022 Rutherfordton- Not only have conditions deteriorated for the prisoners at the jail […]
“It is meant to break your spirit”
Groups call for end to solitary confinement in NC prisons By James Burrell July 1, 2022 […]
Budget would expand sheriffs’ ability to challenge jail investigations — and delay fixing alleged violations
By Kelan Lyons NC POLICY WATCH – 7/1/2022 Photo: Adobe Stock County sheriffs and jailers could […]
Jail Deaths and Jail Conditions
On January 12, 2022, Andrew Hodge was found dead in his cell in the Rutherford […]
Ted Bell And Snakes In The Grass
May 13, 2022 When I was quite young I remember my great-grandmother and her […]
Ted Bell…..A Mother’s Plea
May 9, 2022 On this past Mother’s Day I could not help but think about […]