by Mandie Sellars | Jan 30, 2017 | Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates
Join the NAACP and more than 200 coalition partners in downtown Raleigh for the annual Historic Thousands on Jones St. (HK on J) Moral March. Together we will march for a more fair and just North Carolina. Saturday, Feb. 11, Downtown Raleigh, 2 East South St. This is...
by Mandie Sellars | Jan 30, 2017 | Emancipate NC News, Ending the Death Penalty
Judge Erwin Spainhour ruled on Jan. 25th that four prisoners in 2012 who were granted relief based on the Racial Justice Act could no longer use the RJA to appeal their re-sentencing from life to death. Judge Spainhour’s decision will be appealed. The RJA was...
by Mandie Sellars | Jan 30, 2017 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates, Mass Incarceration
In mid-January, the Department of Public Safety awarded Re-entry contracts to four additional “Intermediate Agencies” areas of the state. Five areas are currently funded. The new areas and agencies are: Leading into New Communities – New Hanover...
by Mandie Sellars | Jan 30, 2017 | Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
BJA has issued two grant applications: The first, due March 14 is for a Second Chance Act Re-entry Program for Adults with Co-occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Disorders. Applicants must be able to “track participants and gain access to – and report...
by Mandie Sellars | Jan 30, 2017 | Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates
After issuing a very general set of Rules in early January that will govern the manner in which the Senate would give advice and consent, Gov. Roy Cooper’s cabinet appointees, President Pro Tem Phil Berger appears to be prepared to provide more specifics about...
