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Law
9:53 pm
Sun May 12, 2013

Eight Inmates File Lawsuit Over Alleged Abuse At Central Prison

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Central Prison in Raleigh
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Advocates have filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of some state prison inmates. The eight inmates at Central Prison in Raleigh wrote letters to attorneys with the state's Prisoner Legal Services agency saying officers beat them while they were restrained.  

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Law
5:11 pm
Fri May 10, 2013

Mothers Rally To Fight Gun Violence

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Mothers across North Carolina are marching and speaking out at events tomorrow to raise awareness of how gun violence affects families. Joslyn Simms, who lost her son Rayburn to gun violence eight years ago this month, will be speaking at tomorrow's rally in Durham.

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The State of Things
11:12 am
Tue April 23, 2013

Exonerees Share Stories Of Wrongful Conviction At Innocence Network Conference

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Vanessa Potkin, senior staff attorney with the Innocence Project, helped to exonerate Bennie Starks earlier this year.
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The Innocence Network Conference was held in Charlotte last weekend.
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Frank Stasio interviews conference participants for The State of Things.
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Audrey Edmunds was wrongfully convicted of killing a 7 month-old child. She served 11 years in prison before she was exonerated.
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The annual Innocence Network conference is a place for exonerees to share their stories and build support networks.
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Bennie Starks speaks with Frank Stasio about what is was like to serve prison time for a crime he did not committ.
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Keith Findley is president of the Innocence Network.
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  • Frank Stasio talks with Keith Findley, president of the Innocence Network; Vanessa Potkin, Innocence Project senior staff attorney; and exonerees Bennie Starks and Audrey Edmunds.

Across the country, 306 wrongfully convicted inmates have been exonerated because of DNA evidence. The number of people exonerated through other means is hard to calculate, since not all states keep records of exonerees.  It might be close to 1,000. But that could be a gross undercount. Over 100 exonerees and many others gathered in Charlotte this past weekend for the 2013 Innocence Network Conference.  There, The State of Things host Frank Stasio sat down with two exonerees and two legal professionals to learn more about their stories.

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The State of Things
9:57 am
Mon April 15, 2013

Former Prosecutor Remembers His Role In Bringing Down Manuel Noriega

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`Sea of Greed` is a book by Judge Douglas McCullough reflects back on the Manuel Noriega arrests.
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  • Judge Douglas McCullough talks about his career and his book, 'Sea of Greed'

  Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega was a infamous figure on the international stage during the 1980s. Before he became a caricature of the "crazy" dictator, he was on the payroll of the CIA and helped the United States gain information on Cuba.

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