A heavy law enforcement presence is happening on US-70 in Durham County. The WRAL Breaking News Tracker is on the scene where ...

Unlike some North Carolina jails, the Durham County Detention Facility stands in a highly visible, downtown location. But practices inside that should be visible to the public are not, Emancipate NC ...

Nearly 100 new charges have been filed against a Durham man accused of perpetrating burglaries in four central North Carolina ...

Durham County Sheriff Clarence Birkhead can keep some jail policies hidden from the public, a judge ruled Thursday. That includes the jail’s search, restraint and housing assignment policies.

It was freezing outside when a detainee at the Durham County Detention Facility said he saw a staff member at the jail tie another detainee’s wrists and legs to a restraint chair for a few hours, with ...