by Mandie Sellars | Feb 15, 2017 | Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Nancy Shakir, a friend to CJPC and a tireless activist for social justice in North Carolina, including educating citizens about the documented racial bias in North Carolina death penalty cases and the Racial...
by Mandie Sellars | Jan 30, 2017 | Emancipate NC News
CJPC is hiring a new Executive Director. Download and review the job description and share with interested candidates. From Board Chair Dr. George Wilson about the departure of Lao Rubert, Executive Director: Lao Rubert, CJPC’s wonderful and beloved Executive...
by Mandie Sellars | Jan 30, 2017 | Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates
The legislature reconvened on Wednesday and new committee appointments were made. The committees – and committee chairs – that will be particularly important for criminal justice issues are listed below. Take a minute to see if a member from your area is...
by Mandie Sellars | Jan 30, 2017 | Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates
Join the NAACP and more than 200 coalition partners in downtown Raleigh for the annual Historic Thousands on Jones St. (HK on J) Moral March. Together we will march for a more fair and just North Carolina. Saturday, Feb. 11, Downtown Raleigh, 2 East South St. This is...
by Mandie Sellars | Jan 30, 2017 | Emancipate NC News, Ending the Death Penalty
Judge Erwin Spainhour ruled on Jan. 25th that four prisoners in 2012 who were granted relief based on the Racial Justice Act could no longer use the RJA to appeal their re-sentencing from life to death. Judge Spainhour’s decision will be appealed. The RJA was...
by Mandie Sellars | Jan 30, 2017 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates, Mass Incarceration
In mid-January, the Department of Public Safety awarded Re-entry contracts to four additional “Intermediate Agencies” areas of the state. Five areas are currently funded. The new areas and agencies are: Leading into New Communities – New Hanover...
