by Elizabeth Simpson | Sep 6, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration, Policing, Uncategorized
Durham, NC: The City of Durham is refusing to pay Darryl Howard, a man falsely imprisoned for over two decades by a Durham police officer, the full $6 million compensation awarded to him by a jury when his conviction was finally vacated. This injustice flies in the...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Aug 31, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Ending the Death Penalty, Justice League
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...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Aug 31, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
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...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Aug 31, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
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...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Aug 31, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Don't Plead to Weed, Emancipate NC News, Policing
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...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Aug 17, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
By Kerwin Pittman Effective on July 27th, 2022, North Carolina citizens (Over 56,000 People) on state or federal probation, parole, or post-release supervision for felony convictions can IMMEDIATELY begin to REGISTER and VOTE in NC elections, making this the largest...
