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Jail Overcrowding Forces Arrest Reforms | Durham News
Wake County Sheriff Willie Rowe is sounding the alarm as jails are bursting at the seams—housing over 1,700 inmates despite a capacity of just 1,574. Overcrowding has created horrific conditions: unsanitary cells, no showers, and extreme confinement. To ease pressure, Sheriff Rowe is urging officers to reconsider arrests for nonviolent offenses, pushing for citations instead when possible. The surge is partly blamed on Iryna’s Law, which increased the number of people held without bond. It’s a high-stakes balancing act: keeping communities safe while protecting human dignity in a system…
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