by Elizabeth Simpson | Apr 18, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing
Dedan Wacuiri is Emancipate NC’s Organizer in Greenville, North Carolina (Pitt County). He and his community are already engaged in work to educate neighbors about how to protect themselves from police harassment. In Greenville, 37% of residents are Black, primarily...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Apr 18, 2022 | Confederate monuments, Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News
Community members in Columbia, North Carolina (Tyrrell County) are ready for the offensive and racist Confederate monument at their courthouse to be removed. Emancipate NC joined with Concerned Citizens of Tyrrell County to raise a billboard as a call to action....
by Elizabeth Simpson | Apr 18, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
One of the indignities of the North Carolina Department of Public Safety is the way that they so often refuse to accommodate basic humanitarian needs, such as notifying family members when an incarcerated person is gravely sick, permitting an incarcerated individual...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Apr 18, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing
On April 5, 2022, Team Emancipate visited the Durham County Courthouse to obtain a court order for the general public release of body camera footage from an incident of excessive force involving the Durham Police Department. Highlights of the body camera...
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...
