by Mandie Sellars | May 27, 2020 | Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates
On May 27, 2020, Emancipate NC is uniting with a broad coalition of North Carolina organizations and advocates for the #ProtectOurVoteNC Virtual Day of Action. This day-long event is timed to highlight and impact state and federal legislative fights for...
by Mandie Sellars | Apr 8, 2020 | Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates, Mass Incarceration
Emancipate NC, along with our allies, filed suit today in the North Carolina Supreme Court. We are demanding the immediate release of hundreds of incarcerated people from the North Carolina prisons. COVID-19 is a crisis inside prisons and jails. We have seen the...
by Mandie Sellars | May 8, 2019 | Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates
On May 7, the staff and interns of the Carolina Justice Policy Center visited with state legislators to encourage them to pass the Second Chance Act. Today in North Carolina, justice-involved people must carry their criminal record with them for life, as it...
by Mandie Sellars | Jul 13, 2018 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates, Mass Incarceration
In mid-June, the North Carolina Senate passed House Bill 774, “Amend Certificates of Relief.” Courts can issue “certificates of relief” to individuals. With this certificate, if that person is hired and commits a crime involving their job or...
by Mandie Sellars | Jul 13, 2018 | Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates, Uncategorized
As the 2018 legislative session draws to a close, the General Assembly has introduced a slew of proposed constitutional amendments that will be on the ballot for voters in the fall. This move comes before elections that threaten the Republican supermajority in both...
by Mandie Sellars | Jun 28, 2018 | Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates, Uncategorized
Despite being told that it is unconstitutional to require and ID for voting, NC General Assembly is trying again to force an voting ID requirement on the citizens of North Carolina. This time they are trying to use a constitutional amendment, that will appear on...
