by Mandie Sellars | Mar 28, 2017 | Emancipate NC News, Ending the Death Penalty
“Darryl Hunt’s spirit spoke innocence,” said Dr. John Mendez of Emmanuel Baptist Church. This was a beautiful and succinct description of Mr. Hunt, who dedicated his life to eradicating the death penalty. He spent 19 years in prison for a crime he...
by Mandie Sellars | Mar 28, 2017 | Emancipate NC News, Ending the Death Penalty
Prosecutors have the power to essentially stop the use of the death penalty. How? By pledging not to charge any defendants capitally. It really is that simple. Prosecutors have total control over whether a case is tried as a death penalty case or a case with the...
by Mandie Sellars | Mar 28, 2017 | Emancipate NC News, Raising the Juvenile Age
The Wake County Board of Commissioners is the latest group to join the growing list of supporters for raising the age of juvenile jurisdiction in North Carolina. According to Indy Weekly, the commissioners stressed that teenagers should be allowed to make mistakes...
by Mandie Sellars | Mar 28, 2017 | Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
Judge Marion Warren, Director of N.C. Administrative Office of the Courts appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee to present a plan that proposes to unify NC treatment courts and put them in every judicial district in the State. The plan, entitled Judicially...
by Mandie Sellars | Mar 28, 2017 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
Return with Honor is a new nonprofit in Brunswick County dedicated to creating employment opportunities and training for people who have served in the military and are ex-offenders. Specifically, Return with Honor will hire people who have served in the military to...
by Mandie Sellars | Mar 15, 2017 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates
House Bill 233, entitled Ban the Box, can make getting a job a little bit easier for those people with prior convictions. Primary sponsors are Democratic Whips, Rep. Garland Pierce and Rodney Moore, along with Rep. Cecil Brockman and Rep. Charles Graham. The...
