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Mecklenburg D.A. Aims to Address Mass Incarceration

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...

New Report Describes Reform Coming to the Broken Cash Bail System

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...

Police Searches in Asheville to Face New Restrictions, Including Written Consent

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...

New Book Explores Troubling Treatment of Mental Illness in Jails

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...

Mecklenberg County Commissioner Advocates for Hiring of Individuals with Criminal Records

by Mandie Sellars | May 1, 2018 | Criminal Justice Reform, Mass Incarceration, Uncategorized

Mecklenburg County commissioner Pat Cotham recently urged three health care CEOs to consider hiring people with criminal records as a way to give them a second chance. Her request occurred as part of a Charlotte Chamber health care summit, during a conversation about...

Prison Employees Get Minimal Punishment for Crimes on the Job

by Mandie Sellars | May 1, 2018 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration

In a series of articles published last year, the News and Observer exposed rampant corruption in North Carolina prisons. In response, state lawmakers asked DPS to provide information about crimes committed by prison employees while on the job. A review of these crimes...
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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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