by operations | Nov 22, 2022 | Emancipate NC News, Family Regulation
Art by Dawn Blagrove Law students at Duke Law School will host a roundtable discussion with Professors Crystal Grant from the Children’s Law Clinic and Allison Korn from the Health Justice Clinic on the importance of family preservation and local...
by operations | Nov 22, 2022 | Emancipate NC News, Family Regulation
Art by Dawn Blagrove In September, Emancipate NC and Thrive Tribe NC released a comprehensive report on the pressing need for child welfare reform in Durham County. We urged the county to collaborate with all community stakeholders –...
by operations | Nov 22, 2022 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
Artist unknown During the summer, the Raleigh Police Department (RPD) launched a “listening tour” as part of its announcement that it would be adopting its first de-escalation policy. This announcement came in response to strong community pressure. Persistent...
by operations | Nov 16, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News
Emancipate NC is excited to bring you a highly-demanded Continuing Legal Education (CLE) seminar to kick off the new year. Sliding scale for attorneys and free for students! Join us on Friday, January 20, 2023, from 9:30am – 4:00pm for Lawyering in Service...
by operations | Nov 3, 2022 | Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
Join us at Duke Divinity School on November 9, at 6:30 pm, for a panel discussion about issues at the intersection of prison and LGBTQ rights. Strategic Director Elizabeth Simpson will join her former client, Amanda Marriner, a formerly-incarcerated...
by operations | Nov 3, 2022 | Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration, Policing
Last week, Emancipate NC Organizer Dedan Waciuri was acquitted of Resist, Delay, Obstruct misdemeanor charges, in a district court trial in Pitt County, North Carolina. Dedan was represented at trial by Strategic Director Elizabeth Simpson, with assistance from UNC...
