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Archive: April 2021

NC Considers Raising Minimum Age of Prosecution From 6 to 10

April 16, 2021

By Annie Han

β€œThe 6-year-old dangled his legs above the floor as he sat at the table with his defense attorney,” said Virginia Bridges of the Durham Herald Sun. In March 2021, an article by Bridges described the case of … Continue Reading β†’

Wilson Researchers to Bail Working Group: Durham Jail Population Down after Reforms but we Need Better Data

November 24, 2020

Researchers from the Wilson Center for Science and Justice have been scraping jail data in Durham in an effort to analyze pretrial policies and practices concerning the use of cash bail.

Wilson Center Research Director William E. Crozier, Center Director … Continue Reading β†’