Whitney Clegg, Author at The Assembly NC https://www.theassemblync.com North Carolina's digital magazine on place and power Tue, 14 Jan 2025 20:43:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.theassemblync.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cropped-TA_Mark_Black_Square-32x32.png Whitney Clegg, Author at The Assembly NC https://www.theassemblync.com 32 32 210991526 How the N.C. Legislature Bankrolls Anti-Abortion Centers https://www.theassemblync.com/health/nc-crisis-pregnancy-centers-funding-general-assembly/ Wed, 08 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=34814 Over the past three years, the state legislature has given $30 million to crisis pregnancy centers, with little oversight or outcomes.]]>

Over the past three years, the state legislature has given $30 million to crisis pregnancy centers, with little oversight or outcomes.

]]> 34814 Custody Decision Delayed https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/courts/durham-dss-garnell-hill-custody/ Fri, 15 Dec 2023 17:32:52 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=13075 Garnell Hill has never been accused of abusing or neglecting his son, but has spent years trying to get custody. On Thursday, a Durham judge punted an adoption decision til next year. ]]>

Garnell Hill has never been accused of abusing or neglecting his son, but has spent years trying to get custody. On Thursday, a Durham judge punted an adoption decision til next year.

]]> 13075 Presumption of Guilt https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/courts/durham-county-father-foster-care/ Mon, 11 Dec 2023 14:15:02 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=12821 Garnell Hill has never been accused of abuse or neglect. But DSS has kept his son in foster care for more than five years.]]>

Garnell Hill has never been accused of abuse or neglect. But DSS has kept his son in foster care for more than five years.

]]> 12821 Best Interest of the Child https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/courts/child-welfare-investigation/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 21:28:41 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=12552 A three-part investigation from The Assembly and WBTV in Charlotte looks at a child welfare system that wields enormous power with little accountability.]]>

A three-part investigation from The Assembly and WBTV in Charlotte looks at a child welfare system that wields enormous power with little accountability.

]]> 12552 No-Win Scenario https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/courts/child-welfare-court-system/ Tue, 28 Nov 2023 14:08:10 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=12496 Jatoia Potts lost her children because she couldn’t explain her baby’s injuries. She never stood a chance against the state’s child welfare system.]]>

Jatoia Potts lost her children because she couldn’t explain her baby’s injuries. She never stood a chance against the state’s child welfare system.

]]> 12496 The Poverty Trap https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/courts/durham-child-welfare-wynn/ Mon, 20 Nov 2023 13:55:13 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=12421 The first of a 3-part series on the child welfare system looks at the case of a Durham mother who fled an abusive partner, only to have her children taken.]]>

The first of a 3-part series on the child welfare system looks at the case of a Durham mother who fled an abusive partner, only to have her children taken.

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