by operations | Jan 24, 2024 | Emancipate NC News, Events
Mark your calendars and secure your spot today! Register for Emancipate NC’s second annual continuing legal education conference, The Emancipated CLE 2024! The conference will take place on Friday, February 16th, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the People’s...
by operations | Jan 24, 2024 | Emancipate NC News
Under pressure from Emancipate NC and the NC Black Alliance, the North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission dismissed their complaint against Justice Anita Earls, the only Black woman on the NC Supreme Court. The investigation was brought on based on anonymous...
by operations | Jan 24, 2024 | Emancipate NC News
This is a reprint of an OpEd by Elizabeth Simpson published in the INDY Week. Who would suspect that Concord would be more progressive than Durham on the subject of compensating victims of police corruption? Yet last week, Concord made good on a $25 million judgment...
by operations | Jan 24, 2024 | Emancipate NC News
Last week, Emancipate NC filed a Public Records Act lawsuit against the Durham County Sheriff’s Office to fight for release of the Jail policy manual. After a records request for the policy manual governing the Jail, the Sheriff’s Office provided only heavily redacted...
by operations | Jan 24, 2024 | Emancipate NC News
One year ago, Darryl Tyree Williams was killed by the Raleigh Police Department with a taser weapon. About 50 people, including family, friends, and community activists, gathered last week on the anniversary of his death for a vigil to honor his life and continue to...
by operations | Jan 10, 2024 | Emancipate NC News
Read a recent article in Slate written by Emancipate NC client Phillip Vance Smith II about the difficulties of romantic relationships in prison when relying on prison tech. Philip writes, “For as long as there have been prisons, relationships have found a way...
