by operations | Oct 25, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Don't Plead to Weed, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
Earlier this month, President Biden announced federal pardons for people convicted of possession of marijuana and asked the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reclassify the drug. He stated “no one should be in jail for using or possessing...
by operations | Oct 21, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
Last week, Dawn Blagrove spoke at Johnson C. Smith University about the intersections between the criminal justice system and the US Constitution. The theme of the talk, “Looking Back to Go Forward,” meant dissecting how the 13th amendment allowed slavery to...
by operations | Oct 21, 2022 | Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
At the annual National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) North Carolina conference, Cierra Cobb led a workshop on mental health in prisons. Unfortunately, prisons are unprepared to meet the mental health challenges of incarcerated people. The mental load of...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Sep 29, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
Reprinted from CBS 17’s Nick Sturdivant. It’s an idea Cierra Cobb doesn’t take full credit for. “My husband actually came up with the idea of a podcast. He is currently incarcerated in North Carolina prison. Unjustly incarcerated,” Cobb explained. Her husband, Jeffrey...
by operations | Sep 28, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
By Kyla Holton As explained in the first part of this series, one of the main unspoken issues within the plea bargaining process is racial discrimination. Tiffany Marion, a young Black woman, experienced this firsthand in her case with a biased prosecutor in Swain...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Sep 14, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
This week, we drop the first episode of a new podcast addressing issues of racism and mass incarceration, hosted by Cierra Cobb. Black Light Podcast will share stories from inside. Our first guest is Michael Rhines, sharing his experiences living in...
