North Carolina Resources

North Carolina Directories, Encyclopedias, and Maps:

• Map of North Carolina Counties - Review map and quantitative county data compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau.
• Map of North Carolina Prosecutorial Districts - View the precise locations of the North Carolina prosecutorial districts.
• North Carolina Cities and Counties - Ascertain the location of North Carolina cities and their corresponding counties.
• North Carolina Practice - Explore a comprehensive bibliography of links and resources pertaining to North Carolina law, compiled by the J. Michael Goodson Law Library at the Duke University School of Law.

North Carolina Courts, Criminal Law, and Legal Research Links:

• North Carolina State Constitution - View the North Carolina State Constitution.
• North Carolina General Statutes - Explore North Carolina's statutes and session laws.
• North Carolina Cases - Opinions in cases from 1997 to present for the North Carolina Supreme Court, and 1996 to the present for the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
• North Carolina State Court System - Review North Carolina Supreme Court and Court of Appeals decisions, judicial district information and background on court processes, structure and organization.
• North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts - Access North Carolina court forms, local courts, and court schedules.
• Map of North Carolina Superior Court Districts
• Map of North Carolina District Court Districts

North Carolina State Government:

• Encyclopedia of the State Government of North Carolina - Learn about the structure of the North Carolina State Government, including the names of all individuals currently holding positions within the government.
• North Carolina General Assembly - Track bills, find and communicate with North Carolina State House and Senate representatives, and follow meetings and issues before the General Assembly.
• Office of the Governor - View North Carolina Governor Bev Purdue's official website, featuring current issues in focus, public policy, news, public events and contact information..
• The Governor's Crime Commission - Review the legislative and policy agenda promulgated by the chief advisory body to the Governor and the Secretary of the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety.
• North Carolina Department of Justice and Office of Attorney General Roy Cooper - Review state policies and initiatives pertaining to the prosecution of crime, as well as information on the use of DNA to solve criminal cases in North Carolina.
• North Carolina Sheriffs' Association - Access a directory of North Carolina's 100 Sheriffs, as well as legislative reports detailing legislation that is of special interest to law enforcement officers and criminal justice professionals in the state.
• North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation - Learn about the entity charged with assisting local law enforcement with a wide variety of investigations, including homicides, missing persons cases, robberies, and property crimes.

North Carolina Criminal Justice Organizations and Services:

• National Criminal Justice Reference Service - Access federally funded justice and substance abuse publications and products.
• North Carolina Office of Indigent Defense Services - Learn about the entity charged with overseeing the provision of legal representation to indigent defendants and others entitled to counsel under North Carolina law.
• North Carolina Advocates for Justice - Learn about opportunities for legislative and public education programming aimed at achieving a more fair, accessible and just judicial system.
• North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services - Explore resources available to inmates in the North Carolina Department of Corrections, ranging from advice about prisoners' legal rights to representation in litigation in state and federal court.
• University of North Carolina School of Government - Indigent Defense Education Program - Review quality, cost-effective indigent defense education programs and training materials created by the UNC School of Government and the Office of Indigent Defense Services.
• The North Carolina Center on Actual Innocence - Learn about the advocacy efforts of the organization created by the Innocence Projects at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and Duke University Law Schools to coordinate the activities of all of the law school-based Innocence Projects in North Carolina.

North Carolina Corrections:

• North Carolina Department of Corrections - Learn about the history of corrections, prison program services, and restorative justice.
• Division of Prisons - View a comprehensive index of links to the web pages of all correctional facilities in North Carolina.
• Map of North Carolina Prison Locations - Learn the location and custody level of each prison in North Carolina's five geographic regions.
• North Carolina Prison Addresses - View a comprehensive list of the mailing addresses for all prison facilities in North Carolina.
• North Carolina Inmate Search - Search by name or ID number for public information on North Carolina inmates, probationers or parolees since 1972.

North Carolina Law Enforcement:

• North Carolina Police Departments - Click on the name of a county for contact information for the police departments in the area.
• North Carolina Sheriffs' Directory - Click on a county on the North Carolina map for information about the county and Sheriff.

North Carolina News and Media:

• The Asheville Citizen Times
• The Charlotte Observer
• The Daily Advance (Elizabeth City)
• The Durham Herald-Sun
• The Fayetteville Observer
• The News & Record (Greensboro)
• The Hickory Daily Record
• The Jacksonville Daily News
• The News & Observer (Raleigh)
• The Star-News (Wilmington)
• The Winston-Salem Journal
• North Carolina News (Combined) - Search a general database of North Carolina news sources.

North Carolina Statistics:

• North Carolina Office of Research and Planning - Analyzes and publishes statistics relating to North Carolina corrections policy and practices.