by Elizabeth Simpson | Apr 18, 2022 | Emancipate NC News, Ending the Death Penalty, Mass Incarceration
You’ve followed our coverage of the capital murder trial of Lester Kearney, an innocent man subjected to a vendetta by a District Attorney bent on putting somebody away for a horrific crime – even if he has the wrong man. Last week, after a lengthy trial, the...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Mar 29, 2022 | Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
The UNC Law student members of the North Carolina Civil Rights Law Review will hold a virtual conference on “Public Health & Structural Inequity” on Friday, April 1, and Saturday, April 2. Registration is free via Zoom, and CLE credit is available to...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Mar 29, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Raising the Juvenile Age
Last week, Emancipate NC joined with the Wilson County NAACP to host a forum on juvenile justice at the Wilson Community College. The guest speakers were Emancipate NC Executive Director Dawn Blagrove, Attorney LaToya Powell, the Deputy General Counsel of...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Mar 29, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing
You’ve followed coverage here of the Raleigh police murder of Daniel Turcios in January 2022. Initial media reports described an “intoxicated” man “wielding a knife” and “threatening people” – all part of the police-generated narrative to justify taking this man’s...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Mar 29, 2022 | Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
by Phillip Vance Smith, II Correctional facilities in North Carolina began using Text Behind, a third-party mail service provider in 2021. Instead of sending personal mail directly to a prison, senders must either create an online account for electronic mail or send...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Mar 29, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing
Valarie Smith Ragland just wants to see the footage of her son dying. Makari J Smith, of Oxford, NC, was fatally shot on February 9, 2022, at the age of 23, by the Granville County Sheriff’s Office while in the midst of a probable psychotic...
