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When White Hypocrisy Meets Policy: The Dangerous Case of HB805

When White Hypocrisy Meets Policy: The Dangerous Case of HB805

by Elizabeth Simpson | Sep 8, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates, Uncategorized

Essay by J Hallen; Photo Credit The Daily Tar Heel Whenever the brutality of state-sanctioned repression reaches a certain extreme, the people of this nation rise up against the never-ending wave of police brutality, police murders, and targeted mass incarceration....
“I Wanted To Find A Way To Give People Hope”

“I Wanted To Find A Way To Give People Hope”

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...
Emancipate NC Launches Police Misconduct Database

Emancipate NC Launches Police Misconduct Database

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. ...
“Y’all Gave Me a Glimmer of Hope”

“Y’all Gave Me a Glimmer of Hope”

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...
Opposing the Anti-Protest Bill

Opposing the Anti-Protest Bill

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...
O.P.P.: Oust Pretend Progressives

O.P.P.: Oust Pretend Progressives

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...
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Emancipate NC was founded on the knowledge that mass incarceration and structural racism harm all of us. Prison is state-sponsored violence. We are all complicit in its harms. As an organization, we are dedicated to shifting the narrative on racialized mass incarceration through community education and mobilization. The mainstream narrative that criminalizes Black and Brown people must be transformed—so that we can all get free.  Emancipate NC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and was previously known as the Carolina Justice Policy Center.

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