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Emancipate NC Releases Report on DSS Reform

Emancipate NC Releases Report on DSS Reform

For the past year, Emancipate NC team members J Hallen and Elizabeth Simpson have been interviewing stakeholders in the Durham County child welfare system, including foster parents, impacted parents, attorneys, social workers, Guardian ad litem volunteers, and...

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Black Light Podcast Gains Momentum

Black Light Podcast Gains Momentum

Reprinted from CBS 17’s Nick Sturdivant. It’s an idea Cierra Cobb doesn’t take full credit for. “My husband actually came up with the idea of a podcast. He is currently incarcerated in North Carolina prison. Unjustly incarcerated,” Cobb explained. Her husband, Jeffrey...

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Ian Mance Testifies on Racial Profiling

Ian Mance Testifies on Racial Profiling

Emancipate attorney Ian Mance’s expert testimony against a police officer helped spare the defendant significant jail time. As Ian writes, “Emancipate NC stands ready to assist any attorney or person who requests our assistance accessing traffic stop data for similar...

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Emancipate NC Shows Up For Greenville Community

Emancipate NC Shows Up For Greenville Community

On August 31, Greenville Police assaulted and broke the hand of Denisha Rogers during a traffic stop for an alleged expired registration. When confronted with this misconduct and excessive force, Greenville Police justified themselves by stating that Ms....

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Introducing: Black Light Podcast

Introducing: Black Light Podcast

This week, we drop the first episode of a new podcast addressing issues of racism and mass incarceration, hosted by Cierra Cobb.  Black Light Podcast will share stories from inside. Our first guest is Michael Rhines, sharing his experiences living in...

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Emancipate NC & Darryl Howard Go To The Durham City Council

Emancipate NC & Darryl Howard Go To The Durham City Council

Darryl Howard is a Durham man who was wrongfully imprisoned for 22 years due to the misconduct of a Durham police detective. Last year, a jury awarded him $6 million. But so far, Durham has declined to pay the judgment, citing a legal technicality. Last...

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Ashlee Inscoe Wins Urgent Gender-Affirming Surgery

Ashlee Inscoe Wins Urgent Gender-Affirming Surgery

On September 7, 2022, Ashlee Inscoe underwent an urgent surgical procedure that will protect her physical and mental health and affirm her gender. She has been fighting to have this surgery approved by prison officials for several years. Emancipate NC Strategic...

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Coalition Calls For End of Death Penalty

Coalition Calls For End of Death Penalty

Photograph by Brandon Smith On August 19, the North Carolina Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (NCCADP) held a week of activity to commemorate the 16th anniversary since the last state-sponsored execution in North Carolina. Emancipate NC is a member of...

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Updates From The Unlock Our Vote Campaign

Updates From The Unlock Our Vote Campaign

Team Emancipate is part of a coalition of people and organizations working to register formerly-incarcerated people to vote. A recent court decision restored the franchise to people with felony convictions who are serving probation, parole, or post-release...

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Emancipate NC Travels to Vera Institute Conference

Emancipate NC Travels to Vera Institute Conference

For three years, Emancipate NC has partnered with the NAACP of Wilson County and the Community Alliance for Public Education (CAPE) on a project to reduce child trauma by reducing pretrial incarceration of caregivers in Wilson County, NC. This project is supported by...

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Solidarity With Akron, Ohio

Solidarity With Akron, Ohio

Last week, Dawn Blagrove traveled to Akron, Ohio for a Week of Action as part of Emancipate NC’s membership in the Black Freedom Collective, a project of Community Change. The Week of Action honored the memory of Jayland Walker, who was murdered by police during a...

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