Butner is a North Carolina town (Granville County) with 2018 population ~8,088; long involved in state management (1947–2007).
Judge Nusrat Choudhury has ruled that Michael Jeffries is mentally competent to stand trial on charges of sex trafficking and interstate prostitution, following a four-month hospital stint for cognitive concerns. The trial is set for October, with co-defendants and a pretrial hearing on the horizon.