by Elizabeth Simpson | Aug 30, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates, Mass Incarceration
Photo depicts Phillip Vance Smith II. Currently, in North Carolina, there are 1627 incarcerated people who are sentenced to life in prison (News and Observer). Phillip Vance Smith II and Tim Johnson are two of them. In an environment where two out of three meals a day...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Aug 23, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing
Grievances against law enforcement officers and police disciplinary records are usually kept secret from the public due to state laws that shield them from scrutiny. These laws protect bad police officers at the expense of the public’s right to know. ...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Aug 23, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News
Associate Director Elizabeth Simpson represented Emancipate NC client Sandy Dowell Marriner in her bid to marry her long-term partner, Amanda Marriner, in 2019, and in her attempts to secure release from a life sentence during the COVID-19...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Aug 16, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates
Kerwin Pittman gave powerful testimony at the General Assembly on H.B. 805, the anti-political protest bill that would create felony penalties for activities deemed to be “riots” and any “assault” on emergency personnel, even without the causation of a physical...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Aug 16, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News
Emancipate NC will participate in the Taking Power Summit with Community Change and the Black Freedom Collective to celebrate the resilience of Black people on August 24 and 25. Check out the promo video, featuring Executive Director Dawn...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Aug 16, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News
Victory to the People! The Wake County Chief Magistrate signed a new policy to guarantee the right to counsel at the bail-setting stage. Fayetteville PACT president Kathy Greggs was denied her right to counsel at the Wake County jail on June 29, 2021. She had been...
