Experiencing Elections in Prison

Experiencing Elections in Prison

Read Emancipate NC client Phillip Vance Smith II’s article about what it is like to experience a U.S. election from prison.  Incarcerated people care about elections because they can give us either hope or hopelessness. Criminal disenfranchisement, which traces...
Civilian Review Boards Don’t Work

Civilian Review Boards Don’t Work

In the wake of George Floyd’s murder in 2020, police reform was all the rage.  Across the country, Civilian Review Boards were established with the idea that they would hold police accountable and champion transparency. But, most of these boards have limited...