by Elizabeth Simpson | Jan 6, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing
Image depicts Dawn Blagrove with William and Kim Smith at the Durham Police Department awaiting release of body camera footage. Emancipate NC has prepared a petition to publicly release body camera footage from an aggressive police action by the Durham...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Jan 6, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Justice League, Policing
Image depicts Kerwin Pittman underneath a new billboard in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, dedicated to the life and memory of Andrew Brown, Jr. Emancipate NC has raised a billboard in Elizabeth City, North Carolina to honor the life and memory of Andrew...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Nov 9, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing
Emancipate NC’s Kerwin Pittman was featured in a televised debate on police reform at Wake Technical Community College last week. He was joined by Senator Amy Scott Galey (R, Alamance), Senator Mejtaba Mohammed (D, Mecklenburg),...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Oct 5, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing
Photo was taken by Associate Director Elizabeth Simpson while legal observing in Raleigh, North Carolina on May 30, 2020. It has been more than a year since the summer of BLM protests that rocked North Carolina, demanding righteous and transformative change to the...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Sep 28, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Ending the Death Penalty, Gun Violence, Mass Incarceration, Policing
Emancipate NC hosted a panel discussion on The Future of Wake County Criminal Justice Reform with Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman, Wake County District Attorney Candidate Damon Chetson, Emancipate NC’s Kerwin Pittman, and Save Our Sons’ Dr. Kimberly...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Aug 23, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing
Grievances against law enforcement officers and police disciplinary records are usually kept secret from the public due to state laws that shield them from scrutiny. These laws protect bad police officers at the expense of the public’s right to know. ...
