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Emancipate’s Dedan and Jaelyn Detained by Court Sheriff for… Drinking Coffee

Emancipate’s Dedan and Jaelyn Detained by Court Sheriff for… Drinking Coffee

by operations | Mar 2, 2023 | Criminal Justice Reform, Don't Plead to Weed, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration

Last Monday morning, Team Emancipate’s Dedan Waciuri and Jaelyn Miller sat together in the Greenville, NC, Pitt County courthouse. They were there for our Don’t Plead to Weed (DPW) campaign. To quote Dedan, the Pitt County judges pass out criminal convictions for...
Catch the Latest from Black Light Mass Incarceration Show

Catch the Latest from Black Light Mass Incarceration Show

by operations | Feb 16, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration

Don’t miss the latest episode from Emancipate’s Black Light Mass Incarceration Show, “The Life of a Lifer.” From education to mental health, hosts Cierra and Jeffrey Cobb – plus a special guest – break down what life is like for individuals facing...
Join a Virtual Listening Session on the Harms of Solitary Confinement

Join a Virtual Listening Session on the Harms of Solitary Confinement

by operations | Feb 16, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration

On Tuesday, February 28, 2023, from 7pm – 8pm, Emancipate NC and other groups in the End SolitaryNC Coalition will co-host a virtual listening session via Zoom to discuss and help raise awareness about the harms caused by exposure to solitary...
Emancipate ED Dawn Blagrove Essay on Changewire

Emancipate ED Dawn Blagrove Essay on Changewire

by operations | Feb 16, 2023 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration, Policing

Graphic by Olivia Lei “‘Hello, parents!’ That was the phrase, offered by Tyre’s mother as a normal greeting from him when he came into the house, that broke me this time.” So begins Dawn Blagrove’s latest story on Changewire.org, titled “From Memphis to...
The Story of Lester Kearney

The Story of Lester Kearney

by operations | Feb 1, 2023 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration

The following is commentary by Elizabeth Simpson about the trial of Lester Kearney, and Emancipate NC’s role in shifting the narrative in the case, in the face of unethical prosecution tactics. Lester Kearney is an innocent man. Or, at least, he’s absolutely innocent...
Upcoming Event: Behind Closets and Bars

Upcoming Event: Behind Closets and Bars

by operations | Nov 3, 2022 | Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration

Join us at Duke Divinity School on November 9, at 6:30 pm, for a panel discussion about issues at the intersection of prison and LGBTQ rights. Strategic Director Elizabeth Simpson will join her former client, Amanda Marriner, a formerly-incarcerated...
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Recent Posts

  • Dawn Blagrove on Sticky Note Conversations: People Power, Political Accountability, and Building Lasting Change
  • Defending the Freedom to Read in South Carolina Prisons
  • From Incarceration to Impact: Celebrating Kerwin Pittman’s Leadership and Vision for Reentry
  • Whose History Gets Remembered? Dawn Blagrove Speaks Out About North Carolina’s Missing Black History Monument
  • The Amani Collective to Host Documentary Screening

About

Emancipate NC was founded on the knowledge that mass incarceration and structural racism harm all of us. Prison is state-sponsored violence. We are all complicit in its harms. As an organization, we are dedicated to shifting the narrative on racialized mass incarceration through community education and mobilization. The mainstream narrative that criminalizes Black and Brown people must be transformed—so that we can all get free.  Emancipate NC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and was previously known as the Carolina Justice Policy Center.

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PO Box 309
Durham, NC 27702
(919) 682-1149

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