by Elizabeth Simpson | May 18, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Ending the Death Penalty, Mass Incarceration, Uncategorized
Bond Motion Reveals That Defendant in Lake Gaston Home Invasion May Be Innocent; Has Been Unfairly Tried In the Media Warrenton, NC, May 20, 2021–Countless sensational news stories have already convicted Lester Kearney of the capital murder of Dr. Nancy Alford...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Mar 27, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration, Uncategorized
Following an intervention from Emancipate NC, the NC Department of Public Safety announced changes to procedures at its “COVID motel” in Durham, which the department has used since late 2020 to quarantine people being released from DPS custody. The changes are in...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Feb 22, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing, Uncategorized
Photo credits: Jade Wilson By Aneesha Tucker, Emancipate NC Intern On January 30, 2021, Fuquay-Varina Police unreasonably handcuffed and detained Malcolm Zigler, a 14 year old Black boy, for “stealing” a dirt bike that he purchased. Zigler started working on dirt...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Feb 18, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Uncategorized
In a series of demonstrations spurred initially by the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers, some twenty million Americans took to the streets over the past year in mass mobilizations for racial justice, historic expressions of public grief and anger...
by Mandie Sellars | Jan 24, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration, Uncategorized
Mr. Erik Hooks, SecretaryMs. Jodi Harrison, Deputy General Counsel N.C. Department of Public Safety Re: Durham “COVID Motel” Dear Secretary Hooks and Attorney Harrison, As an organization that is based in Durham and focused on criminal justice issues, we have followed...
by Mandie Sellars | Jan 8, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing, Uncategorized
Digesting what happened to America yesterday will take time. We do not profess to have fully processed, but as we work through unpacking the historic insurrection that occurred, more and more layers will be laid bare. We have seen many emails from organizations,...
