by operations | Feb 2, 2023 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing
Image credit: Bob Karp (@photopup) In the wake of police murders, Emancipate responds. Gone are the days when Raleigh PD can direct the media narrative and make undisputed claims that its officers’ killings are “justified force.” On Tuesday, January 24, we...
by operations | Feb 2, 2023 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing
Emancipate NC seeks to build a vision — and reality — of authentic safety and wellness for our communities. We seek to dismantle systems of structural racism that mean that Black people are over-policed, over-incarcerated, and over-regulated – all...
by operations | Feb 1, 2023 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
The following is commentary by Elizabeth Simpson about the trial of Lester Kearney, and Emancipate NC’s role in shifting the narrative in the case, in the face of unethical prosecution tactics. Lester Kearney is an innocent man. Or, at least, he’s absolutely innocent...
by operations | Feb 1, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Family Regulation
Art by Dawn Blagrove For some time, Team Emancipate has been investigating the Durham County Department of Social Services (DSS). Last fall, we released a report full of county-level reforms to make Durham’s child welfare system work better for kids and their...
by operations | Jan 20, 2023 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing
As our case against the Raleigh Police Department’s use of no-knock and quick-knock warrants progresses, the City of Raleigh’s attorneys are using questionable methods to attack the character of the plaintiffs, rather than own up and pay out the damages they owe....
