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McCrory: More jails for gangs
Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on 2008-02-25 10:16
Pat McCrory wants more jails for youths.
At a campaign stop in Greenville, the Republican gubernatorial candidate said he would pursue "gang" legislation to give the state Department of Correction and the court system more funding, the Daily Reflector reports:
McCrory wants more space to incarcerate juvenile offenders so they can learn accountability for their actions. He points to the Charlotte area, where there are only 30 beds for juvenile incarceration and none of those are for girls.
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Committee looks into 287(g)
Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on 2008-02-20 08:39
A legislative committee looked into the 287(g) program Tuesday.
Sheriff's offices in Alamance, Gaston and Mecklenburg counties are currently using the federal program to train deputies in immigration enforcement. Cabarrus County will soon start as well.
Under the program, deputies screen inmates who have been charged with felonies or drunk driving to see if they are legally in the United States. If they're not, deputies can refer them to the U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Last year, the legislature appropriated $750,000 to the N.C. Sheriff's Association to assist with training.
State Sen. Ed Jones said he is concerned about the risk of ethnic profiling.
"What does an illegal alien look like or sound like is what my problem is," he said. "I don't know if there's a simple way out of this or not." (Burlington Times-News)
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