by operations | Nov 22, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates
Earlier this week, Emancipate’s Kerwin Pittman accepted his reappointment by Governor Cooper to the NC Taskforce for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice (TREC). In this role, Kerwin has helped propose much-needed changes to the state’s criminal justice system...
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...
