Joseph Neff
The Marshall Project
Durham, NC, United States
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Violent Encounters With Police Send Thousands of People to the ER Every Year
That's probably an undercount. But data from San Jose offers a glimpse of what the national scale of police violence might be. → Read More
“He Died Like an Animal”: Some Police Departments Hogtie People Despite Knowing The Risks
The U.S. Department of Justice in 1995 warned that people may die when police tie handcuffed wrists to bound ankles. → Read More
Thousands of Sick Federal Prisoners Sought Compassionate Release. 98 Percent Were Denied.
Wardens blocked bids for freedom as COVID-19 spread behind bars, data shows. → Read More
Why Jails Are So Important in the Fight Against Coronavirus
With about 200,000 people flowing into and out of jails every week, there are great risks not only for the detained, but also for jail workers and surrounding communities. → Read More
At home behind bars: After 66 years in prison, he has lost the desire to leave
The life of John “Peanut” Phillips, North Carolina’s longest-serving inmate, highlights the situation of people with intellectual disabilities in the prison system. The Durham native has spent 66 years in prison. → Read More
Satana Deberry Shakes Up Durham, N.C., District Attorney Race
The goals of the effort are trickling down, even if the money isn’t. The goals of the effort are trickling down, even if the money isn’t. → Read More
When Your Prison Becomes Your Paycheck
Some states are welcoming back ex-offenders to work behind bars.Some states are welcoming back ex-offenders to work behind bars. → Read More
Wake Register of Deeds scandal: $2.3 million missing
Wake County reported that a total of $2.3 million in cash went missing from the Register of Deeds office over a nine-year period, according to a claim filed with the county’s insurance company Monday. At the heart of the mystery is former Register of Deeds Laura Riddick. → Read More
Wake County manager Jim Hartmann steps down
Wake County manager Jim Hartmann announced Thursday he was stepping down. → Read More
The missing cash grows to $895,000 from Wake government office, auditors say
Wake County auditors continue to comb through records at the Register of Deeds office to tally the missing money. The former head of the office, Laura Riddick, resigned in April, citing health problems. → Read More
Residents bring large-scale community mural to life
The newest public art project in Raleigh, N.C., draws volunteer painters to a magic carpet sidewalk. → Read More
North Hills mural beckons citizen artists
Raleigh’s newest public art project draws volunteer painters to a magic carpet sidewalk → Read More
Gov. Cooper "appalled" that high-scoring, low-income NC students are ignored
Gov. Roy Cooper says he’s ‘surprised and appalled’ that thousands of high-scoring students from low-income households are excluded from gifted classes. He wants more school counselors. → Read More
A reader leaves a gift for Christian Bell. His mom’s eyes are wide and wet.
After reading about Christian Bell in The N&O series “Counted Out,” Deborah Culbertson delivered a trumpet to the aspiring musician. → Read More
Why have thousands of smart, low-income NC students been excluded from advanced classes?
Smart children in North Carolina from low-income families are being excluded from more challenging, advanced classes at a much higher rate than their classmates. → Read More
What if low-income, gifted students had the same support and connections as their affluent classmates?
Young Eisner Scholars (YES) helps low-income, high-potential students in North Carolina with the goal of lifting them out of poverty. → Read More
Low-income students excluded from NC advanced classes
Bright children from poor families are being excluded from more challenging classes at a much higher rate of their more affluent peers, NC records show. → Read More
Raleigh mother battles school officials to keep 8th-grade son on the road to college
Wake County educators repeatedly doubted Christian Bell’s ability to do advanced work, even though he scored above grade level. His experience is not uncommon. → Read More
Innocent brothers' civil case is stalled as judge questions their competency
Judge Terrence Boyle agreed Friday May 5 to a media attorney’s request to keep records in the lawsuit open to the public. Henry McCollum and Leon Brown are seeking money from the NC officers who jailed them for another man’s crime. → Read More
Henry McCollum and Leon Brown have encountered many hungry for a piece of civil awards they may get for their wrongful convictions
Since their release in 2014, Henry McCollum and Leon Brown have struggled. Their latest chapter includes advocates who want a share of the money they collect for their wrongful imprisonment and a lawyer who expects a cut even if he is fired. → Read More