by Mandie Sellars | Apr 27, 2020 | Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
by Savannah Baker, Contributing Writer “I need your help.” Those were words from a friend on one of our regularly scheduled Facetime calls. They knew I was involved in criminal justice reform work, but being a student, they were not sure if I would be able to help....
by Mandie Sellars | Apr 16, 2020 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
The global spread of COVID-19 has had a huge impact on those incarcerated, leaving them incredibly vulnerable to illness. As the world shelters in place to save lives, we are asking county sheriffs to do everything they can to keep those incarcerated safe. We urge you...
by Mandie Sellars | Apr 16, 2020 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
Prisons are now more dangerous than ever, with little to no ways to protect those incarcerated from COVID-19. We are asking our friends and supporters to get in touch with your District Attorney, via email, phone, and social media and demand the release of caged...
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 | Apr 2, 2020 | Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
I am sitting here, working from home, listening to the buzz of my full house. During this pandemic, I find this bustle immeasurably comforting, but it also reminds me that there are mothers in my state who do not have full houses because they have a child in a North...
by Mandie Sellars | Mar 24, 2020 | Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
This week, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Emancipate NC’s advocacy work has been thrust into a virtual mode. We have come together in Zoom meetings and conference calls with allies in all parts of the state to make strong demands to our officials to keep our...
