by Elizabeth Simpson | Apr 15, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
Emancipate NC Community Organizer Kerwin Pittman is the justice-impacted member of the Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice (TREC) established by Governor Roy Cooper. This week, NCDPS officials shared at a TREC subcommittee meeting that they will be...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Apr 15, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing
The following is a re-print of a piece by Joel Brown for ABC 11, published on April 13, 2021, featuring Emancipate NC staff Kerwin Pittman and Dawn Blagrove. The original piece can be located here. Many police reform advocates in the Triangle are frustrated, losing...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Apr 14, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing
My name is Vanessa Gonzalez. For the last decade, my day job has been as an immigration attorney, assisting undocumented folx to obtain immigration status and avoid deportation. Since my college years, I have participated in numerous protests and demonstrations. It...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Mar 30, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Ending the Death Penalty, Mass Incarceration, Policing
N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein, Chair of the Racial Equity Task Force, Has Been a Disappointment to Racial Justice Advocates. We Challenge Him to Do Better. A Call to Action from Emancipate NC, March 30, 2021 Governor Cooper’s appointment of Attorney General Josh...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Mar 29, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Ending the Death Penalty, Mass Incarceration, Policing
On Tuesday, March 30, 2021, at 10 am, Emancipate NC will hold a virtual press conference via Zoom to share an open letter to Attorney General Josh Stein. Speakers include Emancipate NC Executive Director, Attorney Dawn Blagrove, Emancipate NC staff attorney Ian...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Mar 27, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration, Uncategorized
Following an intervention from Emancipate NC, the NC Department of Public Safety announced changes to procedures at its “COVID motel” in Durham, which the department has used since late 2020 to quarantine people being released from DPS custody. The changes are in...
