Durham County deputies announced Tuesday they arrested a man after seizing stolen guns and finding illegal narcotics. The ...

Authorities on Saturday are investigating the death of an inmate at the Durham County Detention Center. According to the Durham County Sheriff's Office, detention officers found 47-year-old Kenneth ...

Seven months after being convicted of burglary, a Durham man was arrested Tuesday on more than 50 new charges, records show.

Unlike some North Carolina jails, the Durham County Detention Facility stands in a highly visible, downtown location. But practices inside that should be visible to the public are not, Emancipate NC ...

It was freezing outside when a detainee at the Durham County Detention Facility said he saw a staff member at the jail tie another detainee’s wrists and legs to a restraint chair for a few hours, with ...

Durham County Sheriff Clarence Birkhead can keep some jail policies hidden from the public, a judge ruled Thursday. That includes the jail’s search, restraint and housing assignment policies.

Durham County Sheriff's Office released crime statistics covering the first nine months of 2025, and they show a slight decrease compared to last year. When comparing Jan. 1 through Sep. 30, DCSO ...