An anti-mass incarceration nonprofit is still fighting to force the Durham County Sheriff’s Office to release more information about its jail policies.
Emancipate NC asked a judge for help in 2024 after the Sheriff’s Office spent months responding to a records request and delivered a redacted version of the Durham County Detention Center policy manual, the group told The News & Observer.
The information withheld from the public includes the jail’s policies on inmate restraints, searches and classifications — which determine the safest housing option for detainees…