by Elizabeth Simpson | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration, Raising the Juvenile Age
On May 6, Emancipate NC filed an amicus curiae brief in the North Carolina Supreme Court in support of Darrell Tristan Anderson, a Black man who was sentenced to life in prison for crimes he committed when he was a 17-year-old child. We urge the Court to prohibit...
by Mandie Sellars | Oct 27, 2020 | Emancipate NC News, Justice League, Policing, Raising the Juvenile Age
During the month of October 2020, thousands of people are participating in National Youth Justice Awareness Month (YJAM) activities throughout the country. National Youth Justice Awareness Month was created 13 years ago by a Missouri parent, Tracy McClard, whose...
by Mandie Sellars | Jul 6, 2020 | Emancipate NC News, Justice League, 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...
