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Staff Spotlight: Meet Cierra Cobb

Staff Spotlight: Meet Cierra Cobb

by Holly Blackburn | Oct 12, 2023 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration

Meet Cierra Cobb, a dedicated Prison/Jail Family Advocate for Emancipate NC. She works closely with incarcerated individuals and their families, particularly those struggling with mental health issues. Cierra is actively involved in various important projects,...
Black Light Podcast is joined by Vincent Schiraldi

Black Light Podcast is joined by Vincent Schiraldi

by Holly Blackburn | Oct 12, 2023 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News

Join the Black Light Mass Incarceration Podcast and listen to Vincent Schiraldi, an activist, reformer, and author, along with host Cierra Cobb, as they discuss the intertwined and violent nature of probation and parole. Vincent shares insights from his recently...
Poetic Justice 2023

Poetic Justice 2023

by Holly Blackburn | Sep 27, 2023 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News

Poetic Justice is an event curated by Emancipate NC featuring artists, including currently incarcerated people, to share stories and spoken word about the criminal injustice system and how we overcome it. This annual fundraiser event celebrates beauty and joy within a...
A&T Constitution Day

A&T Constitution Day

by Holly Blackburn | Sep 27, 2023 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News

Last week, Emancipate NC’s Dawn Blagrove spoke at the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University to undergraduate students majoring in Political Science for their annual Constitution Day Teach-in. They had a lively discussion about the...
Supreme Court of North Carolina Rules in Long-Running Racial Profiling Case

Supreme Court of North Carolina Rules in Long-Running Racial Profiling Case

by operations | Sep 13, 2023 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing

Art by Dawn Blagrove On September 1, the Supreme Court of North Carolina issued its ruling in State v. Jeremy Johnson, a case which considered the proper framework for a court to analyze allegations by a criminal defendant that a police officer’s decision to...
Emancipate NC Goes BLACK TO THE FUTURE!

Emancipate NC Goes BLACK TO THE FUTURE!

by operations | Sep 13, 2023 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing

The Black Futures Lab kicks off its fourth year with its newest cohort of public policy institute fellows. This impressive group spans six states, including North Carolina. Emancipate NC’s very own Executive Director, Dawn Blagrove, along with Kerwin Pittman, and...
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About

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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PO Box 309
Durham, NC 27702
(919) 682-1149

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