by Mandie Sellars | Jun 7, 2018 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
Kim Ogg, the District Attorney of Harris County, Texas, has made the decision to stop prosecuting cases with very small amounts of drugs, known as “trace cases.” Ogg ran on a promise to make these changes in her 2014 campaign and successful 2016 campaign...
by Mandie Sellars | Jun 7, 2018 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
Satana Deberry won the primary on May 8 to become the next District Attorney for Durham County, unseating incumbent District Attorney Roger Echols. She will begin her term in January. Deberry, who has done criminal justice advocacy and policy work for 18 years, ran as...
by Mandie Sellars | Jun 7, 2018 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
In a special to the editorial board at the Charlotte Observer, Braxton Winston II, Charlotte City Councilman At-Large, highlighted criminal justice issues. Because of the money bail system, the majority of Charlotte’s jail population has not been convicted of a...
by Mandie Sellars | Jun 7, 2018 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
The Pretrial Justice Institute has released a report, “Where Pretrial Improvements are Happening,” about progress being made in improving pretrial practices. In an interview, Cherise Fanno Burdeen, the CEO of the Pretrial Justice Institute, talked about...
by Mandie Sellars | Jun 7, 2018 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing
The Asheville City Council has voted to make three changes to how police can search drivers or pedestrians. The most significant requires that police receive written permission before they search someone, unless they have “probable cause” to believe a...
by Mandie Sellars | May 9, 2018 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
In her new book, “Insane: America’s Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness,” journalist Alisa Roth explores the incarceration of mentally ill individuals in the United States. She exposes a world in which correctional officers are substituted for...
