by Elizabeth Simpson | Jul 15, 2021 | Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration, Uncategorized
Image depicts Kerwin Pittman underneath a big red hat. Through his nonprofit organization that he founded when he came home from prison, Reducing Recidivism Educational Program Services (RREPS), Emancipate NC organizer Kerwin Pittman has started a program to help...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Jul 14, 2021 | Emancipate NC News
The last 12 months have been a year of transformation for Emancipate NC and for the state, nation, and world as we all grappled with the twin pandemics of COVID-19 and endemic racism in the U.S. policing and legal system. This month, we pause to remember all those we...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Jul 6, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News
Photo depicts Dawn Blagrove and Kathy Greggs embracing outside of the Wake County Detention Center after Kathy was released from custody on June 29, 2021. Emancipate NC Calls Upon Wake County Magistrates To Comply With the Law By Providing Access to Counsel at...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Jun 3, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing
Photo Depicts Summer Intern Jasmin Benas and Executive Director Dawn Blagrove at the Refund Raleigh event. Report on Refund Raleigh event by Intern Jasmin Benas The 2021-2022 FY Raleigh Budget includes a $5 million dollar increase to the Raleigh Police Budget,...
by Elizabeth Simpson | May 21, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing
Photo depicts Kristie Puckett-Williams and Kerwin Pittman in handcuffs, but undaunted, in Elizabeth City, NC, after being arrested in the course of protests. Police arrested Emancipate NC Organizer Kerwin Pittman and Emancipate NC Board Member Kristie...
