North Carolina Criminal Law

The School’s two graphic novels about how sentences are served have been translated into Spanish.

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As the court system expands operations this week, people have questions about the current status of the correctional system. Today’s post covers some of the things we know.

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Today’s post shares my answers to some of the questions I have been asked related to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the correctional system. As you might imagine, […]

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Next month the North Carolina Judicial College will sponsor a tour of four correctional facilities in western North Carolina.

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The chart available here summarizes the rules for the proper place of confinement for felonies, misdemeanors, and impaired driving. But additional questions come up from time to time that don’t […]

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Today’s post shares a revised chart for determining the proper place of confinement for a criminal conviction. The chart is available here.

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What can a jail do when an inmate becomes unmanageably dangerous, or unmanageably vulnerable, or unmanageably sick? Or what about when so many people are arrested at once that the […]

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Last year I posted a chart summarizing the proper place of confinement (jail, prison, or Statewide Misdemeanant Confinement Program) for various types of imprisonment. The chart covers active sentences, split […]

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My choice of topic for today’s post may or may not have been influenced by the fact that I’m growing a beard. Reviews are mixed, ranging from nonspecific acknowledgment (“You […]

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You know I love a chart. I’ve made sex offender charts, Justice Reinvestment charts, maximum sentence charts, and drug trafficking charts. You should see the charts I make for family […]

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