by Elizabeth Simpson | Sep 28, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Ending the Death Penalty, Gun Violence, Mass Incarceration, Policing
Emancipate NC hosted a panel discussion on The Future of Wake County Criminal Justice Reform with Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman, Wake County District Attorney Candidate Damon Chetson, Emancipate NC’s Kerwin Pittman, and Save Our Sons’ Dr. Kimberly...
by Mandie Sellars | Sep 18, 2019 | Emancipate NC News, Gun Violence
By Wyatt Russell, CJPC Fellow On Friday September 13, CJPC fellow Wyatt Russell attended the Crime Cabinet in the Durham County Commission Chambers, and submitted the following reflection. This quarter’s Durham Crime Cabinet showed both progress and a lack thereof....
by Mandie Sellars | Jun 7, 2018 | Emancipate NC News, Gun Violence, Mass Incarceration
Trilium Resources is an Eastern North Carolina government agency that provides services concerned with mental health, substance abuse, and intellectual and developmental disabilities. In the wake of continued school shootings, it is providing mental health resources...
by Mandie Sellars | Jun 19, 2017 | Emancipate NC News, Gun Violence
The state house tentatively approved a bill that would eliminate the need for concealed-carry permits for adults who are at least 18 and are not otherwise prohibited from owning firearms, except where open-carry is explicitly prohibited. The bill would also allow...
by Mandie Sellars | Jan 25, 2017 | Emancipate NC News, Gun Violence
The police body cam law was put to the test in Charlotte last week and earned an “A” for public access. Mecklenburg County Superior Court Judge Jesse Caldwell ordered all Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department body and dash cam video to be released in...
by Mandie Sellars | Nov 5, 2016 | Emancipate NC News, Gun Violence
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has finally awarded $3.3 million dollars for fireams research. Since 1996, the Center for Disease Control, an agency that distributes over $5 billion in funding, has avoided funding any research grants having to do with gun...
