by Mandie Sellars | Apr 10, 2018 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
Bail reform advocates around the country now have a new tool to challenge the cash bail system. In North Carolina, the inequality created by cash bail has prompted advocates to push for pretrial release based on evidence of dangerousness and flight risk rather than...
by Mandie Sellars | Apr 10, 2018 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News
In Richmond, VA, a new diversion program is providing an opportunity for transformative self reflection. The program, called “Writing Your Way Out: A Criminal Justice Diversion Program” allows participants to take a Virginia Commonwealth University writing course as...
by Mandie Sellars | Apr 10, 2018 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
Shaunte Southern is a Sergeant in Gaston County, North Carolina. He has served primarily with patrol and the SWAT team. In a recent essay he wrote for The Undefeated, he opens up about racism in law enforcement. He writes, “[t]o be honest with you, I...
by Mandie Sellars | Apr 10, 2018 | Emancipate NC News, Ending the Death Penalty
The American Bar Association has created a new web resource devoted to the clemency process in death penalty cases. The resource, called the Capital Clemency Resource Initiative Clearinghouse, is the result of a collaboration between the ABA Death Penalty...
by Mandie Sellars | Mar 7, 2018 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
In theory, debtor’s prisons in the United States have been abolished long ago. In practice, however, the criminalization of poverty is a common problem. North Carolina is no exception. Not only are people often jailed for the inability to pay court fines and fees,...
by Mandie Sellars | Feb 28, 2018 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
As the topic of police brutality becomes more widely discussed, police departments are taking proactive steps to reduce excessive use of force. In a recent article by the Washington Post, authors examine what it takes to reduce deadly shootings. Some measures being...
