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Advocacy groups push for early release of prison inmates due to Helene

he North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections says that many of their claims are "misinformed or grossly exaggerated."

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Illegal Immigrants Filling Jails

RALEIGH — County jails throughout North Carolina are stressed to the limit with illegal immigrants, law-enforcement officials say. With the lack of immigration control to deal with the estimated 460,000 illegal immigrants residing in the state, it probably won’t be getting better anytime soon. Related Immigration Articles: House hearing held on national language

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