by Elizabeth Simpson | Aug 16, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates
Kerwin Pittman gave powerful testimony at the General Assembly on H.B. 805, the anti-political protest bill that would create felony penalties for activities deemed to be “riots” and any “assault” on emergency personnel, even without the causation of a physical...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Aug 16, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News
Emancipate NC will participate in the Taking Power Summit with Community Change and the Black Freedom Collective to celebrate the resilience of Black people on August 24 and 25. Check out the promo video, featuring Executive Director Dawn...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Aug 16, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News
Victory to the People! The Wake County Chief Magistrate signed a new policy to guarantee the right to counsel at the bail-setting stage. Fayetteville PACT president Kathy Greggs was denied her right to counsel at the Wake County jail on June 29, 2021. She had been...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Jul 15, 2021 | Emancipate NC News, Ending the Death Penalty
Last week, Emancipate NC filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief in the Supreme Court of North Carolina on behalf of the N.C. Association of Black Lawyers and the N.C. State Conference of the NAACP. The brief supports Russell Tucker, a Black man sentenced...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Jul 15, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates, Policing
On July 14, 2021, Dawn Blagrove and Kerwin Pittman went to the North Carolina General Assembly to visit lawmakers and talk about SB 300, the criminal justice reform bill. This week, police asked for a change to the body camera portion of the bill to make it harder for...
