by Mandie Sellars | Mar 11, 2017 | Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates
The House bill entitled “Citizens Protection Act of 2017” seems to be designed to do anything but protect some of the most vulnerable among us. The bill threatens to withhold funds from sanctuary cities who do not enforce federal immigration laws and...
by Mandie Sellars | Mar 11, 2017 | Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates
A bill introduced by Senators Jim Davis (R-Cherokee) and Terry Van Duyn (D-Buncombe) would give DWI Treatment Court judges one more tool to help make North Carolina roads safer. The idea behind the bill came from a DWI Treatment Court judge who wants to incentivize...
by Mandie Sellars | Feb 15, 2017 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
As we reported in our last update, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is seeking applications for funding for the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program. The purpose of this grant is to...
by Mandie Sellars | Feb 15, 2017 | Emancipate NC News, Ending the Death Penalty
Phillip Davis was resentenced from a death sentence to life without the possibility of parole, reducing the number of active inmates on North Carolina’s death row to 148. We previously reported on Phillip’s hearing here. The final decision was issued last...
by Mandie Sellars | Feb 15, 2017 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
Last week, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) held its annual CIT Conference. The conference was designed for law enforcement officers, jail administrators, court personnel, emergency responders, social workers, counselors, and mental health advocates. During...
by Mandie Sellars | Feb 15, 2017 | Emancipate NC News
On Saturday, the North Carolina NAACP held its 11th annual HJonK March in Downtown Raleigh. According to the News and Observer, the agenda included expressing support for the Affordable Care Act amid Republican efforts to repeal the health care law known as...
