by Elizabeth Simpson | Jun 14, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Justice League, Legislative Updates
The following summary of Senate Bill 660 comes from our Justice League Fellow and summer intern, Kyla Holton. The proliferation of publish-for-pay entities publishing booking photographs is a problem that prevents people from achieving a fresh start with housing and...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Mar 22, 2022 | Emancipate NC News, Justice League
Emancipate NC is thrilled to introduce the 2022 Justice League! This group hails from twelve North Carolina counties. Eight are current students at North Carolina A&T University. The group will work together this year to build relationships, learn...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Mar 8, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Justice League, Mass Incarceration, Uncategorized
Phillip Smith, a friend of Emancipate NC, is the Editor of Nash News, a publication created and produced entirely by Nash Correctional Residents at the Correction Enterprises Print Plant. The last issue featured a story about Emancipate NC, including profiles of...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Jan 20, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Justice League
Jatoia Potts is a 2022 Emancipate NC Justice League Fellow. Jatoia first met the Emancipate NC team in December 2019, after she was released from pretrial detention in the Durham County jail, where she spent over nine months locked up on a $250,000 bond. The...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Jan 6, 2022 | Emancipate NC News, Justice League, Mass Incarceration
Image depicts artwork by Emancipate NC client, Ashlee Inscoe. Calling all incarcerated artists! Inspired by the creativity and resilience of our siblings in jail and prison, Emancipate NC will launch a site to showcase the talent of incarcerated artists....
by Elizabeth Simpson | Jan 6, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Justice League, Policing
Image depicts Kerwin Pittman underneath a new billboard in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, dedicated to the life and memory of Andrew Brown, Jr. Emancipate NC has raised a billboard in Elizabeth City, North Carolina to honor the life and memory of Andrew...
