by Mandie Sellars | Jul 6, 2020 | Emancipate NC News, Raising the Juvenile Age
by Tessa Hale, Emancipate NC Board Member Years ago, I worked as a mitigation specialist on death penalty cases. In that role, I constructed humanizing social histories for defendants in cases that would be presented at the sentencing phases of their...
by Mandie Sellars | Jun 28, 2018 | Emancipate NC News, Raising the Juvenile Age
Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a budget , sent to him by the Republican controlled legislature, despite knowing his veto would likely be overridden. Cooper felt that the budget did not do enough for educators or to protect the environment and was too generous to corporations...
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 | Aug 1, 2017 | Emancipate NC News, Raising the Juvenile Age
Last Friday, Governor Roy Cooper signed a proclamation celebrating that 16 and 17 year olds will no longer be tried in adult court for misdemeanor charges. While teens accused of violent felonies and some drug crimes may still be charged as adults, the progress made...
by Mandie Sellars | Jun 7, 2017 | Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates, Raising the Juvenile Age
With a 104 to 8 vote, the North Carolina House of Representatives passed the Raise The Age bill. The Senate now has the bill for consideration. The Senate budget does include policy language supporting Raise The Age legislation, however no funds were allocated in the...
by Mandie Sellars | May 15, 2017 | Emancipate NC News, Raising the Juvenile Age
On Tuesday, May 2nd, Mecklenburg County Commissioners approved a resolution to raise the age of juvenile jurisdiction. Mecklenburg County Commissioner Pat Cotham brought the resolution forward with strong bipartisan support.
