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...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Aug 17, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
By Dedan Waciuri Last month, Emancipate NC joined with family and community to call upon Pitt County District Attorney Faris Dixon to release James Richardson, a Black man wrongfully convicted of murder in 2011. Mr. Richardson was a promising international basketball...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Jul 19, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing
Art by Dawn Blagrove Emancipate NC reported last month that as a result of consistent pressure from the community about its repeat incidents of excessive force, the Raleigh Police Department has resolved to adopt its first de-escalation policy. Emancipate NC Legal...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Jul 19, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing
For the past three years, Emancipate NC has partnered with the Vera Institute of Justice, the NAACP of Wilson County, and CAPE, to transform Wilson County by reducing jail populations. Our lens is child welfare, and the way in which pretrial detention of a parent...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Jul 19, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
By Kyla Holton Racial discrimination and implicit bias in the plea bargaining process plagues our criminal justice system. Plea bargains are legal deals in which a defendant waives their right to trial and pleads guilty. As part of a bargain, some charges may be...
