Advocating for the Humane Treatment of People in North Carolina Prisons

OUR IMPACT
Since its founding, NC-CURE has regularly served as a link between incarcerated people and state agencies to work on a host of health and safety issues in North Carolina prisons.
our advocacy efforts
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In 2021, NC-CURE began collaborating with The COVID Prison Project, which tracks data and policy across the country to monitor COVID-19 in prisons.
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NC-CURE has been instrumental in having several prisons inspected due to complaints of mold, overcrowding, insect infestation, lack of sanitation, and the spread of infectious disease.
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NC-CURE worked with the US DOJ to bring awareness to the abuse taking place behind prison walls to the mentally ill, disabled, and chronically ill. As a result, NCDPS implemented an ADA policy that included inmate accommodation, mental health training for prison staff, and limited use of solitary confinement for disabled people.
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NC-CURE participated in the Equitable Telephone Campaign (ETC) supporting the need for reasonable debit card calling and email access for prisoners.
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NC-CURE has been vigilant in speaking with facilities that do not have central air conditioning, making sure staff are doing all they can to provide extra fans and fresh water and ice.
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NC-CURE advocates have worked hard to improve best practices among medical staff and promote education among prisoners regarding the prevention of the spread of infectious diseases. We asked for improved policy and treatment for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) for those prisoners who qualify and are willing to accept therapy.
In the media
After tough years, NC prisons chief is departing to lead national corrections group
Todd Ishee, North Carolina's Commissioner of Prisons, resigned from his role and accepted a new leadership position at the American Correctional Association. Starting August 31st, the acting prisons commissioner will be Brandeshawn Harris, former prison officer and warden with 25 years of experience in Ohio's prison system. Executive Director Sandra Hardee remarked in the article that Ishee was hardworking and dedicated to collaborating with NC-CURE, as well as a realist. Read more at: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article264416771.html