by Mandie Sellars | May 9, 2018 | Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
Join poet, writer and educator Dasan Ahanu and the Black On Black Project for a Spoken Word performance Thursday, May 10 at 7 p.m. inside Artspace in downtown Raleigh. The program will be a response to artfor(us), the latest art exhibition from Sherrill Roland. Best...
by Mandie Sellars | May 9, 2018 | Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
The NC Alliance for Women Reentrants and their Children will hold their monthly meeting on May 17th from 10am to 12pm at First Presbyterian Church in Raleigh. During this meeting, guest speaker Kay Sanford will be in attendance. Sanford is a former state injury...
by Mandie Sellars | May 9, 2018 | Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
When an inmate requires a visit with a medical specialist, some correctional institutions are providing care through “telemedicine,” which allows them to see a doctor by video. There are many challenges that can make it difficult to provide in person...
by Mandie Sellars | May 9, 2018 | Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration, Raising the Juvenile Age
The North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts is developing a Toolkit for chief district court judges and other stakeholders to implement School Justice Partnerships. The Toolkit provides resources to help community partners develop and implement the School...
by Mandie Sellars | May 9, 2018 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
In her new book, “Insane: America’s Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness,” journalist Alisa Roth explores the incarceration of mentally ill individuals in the United States. She exposes a world in which correctional officers are substituted for...
by Mandie Sellars | May 1, 2018 | Criminal Justice Reform, Mass Incarceration, Uncategorized
Mecklenburg County commissioner Pat Cotham recently urged three health care CEOs to consider hiring people with criminal records as a way to give them a second chance. Her request occurred as part of a Charlotte Chamber health care summit, during a conversation about...
