by Mandie Sellars | Nov 23, 2016 | Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates
As Trump begins to assemble his cabinet, serious concerns exist not only about the ways in which progress may be eroded, but also about how local police and state criminal justice systems will be used to carry out an agenda that has already been sharply focused on...
by Mandie Sellars | Nov 23, 2016 | Emancipate NC News, Raising the Juvenile Age
The Raise the Age Coalition is building momentum towards finally making substantive change to the laws in North Carolina. The North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association is the latest group to throw its support behind raising the age in North Carolina. Previously,...
by Mandie Sellars | Nov 23, 2016 | Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates
Now that the election results have determined the landscape of the general assembly, what does it mean for criminal justice issues? Legislative Balance of Power – Few Changes The balance of power in the General Assembly is nearly the same as it was for the past...
by Mandie Sellars | Nov 5, 2016 | Emancipate NC News, Ending the Death Penalty
In 1997, Phillip Davis, who was an 18 year old, with a borderline intellectual capacity, entered a guilty plea to two counts of murder. The state sought the death penalty and prepared to pick a jury it could convince that Phillip should die for his crimes. While...
by Mandie Sellars | Nov 5, 2016 | Emancipate NC News, Gun Violence
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has finally awarded $3.3 million dollars for fireams research. Since 1996, the Center for Disease Control, an agency that distributes over $5 billion in funding, has avoided funding any research grants having to do with gun...
by Mandie Sellars | Nov 5, 2016 | Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates
We join friends and advocates across the state in mourning the death of Rep. Paul Luebke. Luebke was an unfailing champion for every positive criminal justice measure since he was first elected in 1990. Luebke not only voted for, but worked for, efforts to win a...
