by Mandie Sellars | Jan 24, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration, Uncategorized
Mr. Erik Hooks, SecretaryMs. Jodi Harrison, Deputy General Counsel N.C. Department of Public Safety Re: Durham “COVID Motel” Dear Secretary Hooks and Attorney Harrison, As an organization that is based in Durham and focused on criminal justice issues, we have followed...
by Mandie Sellars | Jan 8, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing, Uncategorized
Digesting what happened to America yesterday will take time. We do not profess to have fully processed, but as we work through unpacking the historic insurrection that occurred, more and more layers will be laid bare. We have seen many emails from organizations,...
by Mandie Sellars | Dec 7, 2020 | Emancipate NC News
We finally have some good news on the prison COVID litigation. On Friday, December 4, 2020, after a hearing in Wake County Superior Court, Judge Vince Rozier, Jr. appointed a Special Master to oversee the state prison’s compliance with court orders. The court...
by Mandie Sellars | Nov 24, 2020 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Justice League
(My Experience In Advocacy & Why Most White People Today Don’t Believe They Are Racist) by Amanda Anderson, Justice League Fellow The police shootings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless others have recently put race at the forefront of...
by Mandie Sellars | Nov 16, 2020 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
Racism is a scourge on North Carolina’s criminal legal system. It renders the system fundamentally unfair at every single step. From decisions about policing, arrest, use of force, bail setting, charging, plea negotiations, jury selection, and sentencing–all of...
