by Elizabeth Simpson | Jul 19, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing
For the past three years, Emancipate NC has partnered with the Vera Institute of Justice, the NAACP of Wilson County, and CAPE, to transform Wilson County by reducing jail populations. Our lens is child welfare, and the way in which pretrial detention of a parent...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Jul 19, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
By Kyla Holton Racial discrimination and implicit bias in the plea bargaining process plagues our criminal justice system. Plea bargains are legal deals in which a defendant waives their right to trial and pleads guilty. As part of a bargain, some charges may be...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Jun 29, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News
By Elizabeth Simpson On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the decision protecting the right to abortion, effectively canceling the right to bodily autonomy for women and pregnant people. We know this decision will impact poor women of color most of all,...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Jun 29, 2022 | Emancipate NC News
Please save the date for an event on July 30, 2022, from 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at Margaret Lane Art Gallery in Hillsborough, NC. Emancipate NC will join with various groups, including Eno Friends Meeting, Alamance-Orange Prison Ministry, Human Kindness Foundation, and...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Jun 29, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Justice League, Mass Incarceration, Raising the Juvenile Age
Legal Analysis by Maren Hurley Important takeaways: North Carolina’s constitution is more expansive than the federal constitution; juvenile offenders may not serve more than 40 years before parole eligibility; juvenile offenders sentenced to two or more...
