by Mandie Sellars | Jan 10, 2019 | Emancipate NC News, Ending the Death Penalty, Uncategorized
By CJPC Intern Lily Walter The debate over the death penalty has long been about morality. Those in favor argue that the punishment must fit the crime, and that the taking of the life deserves the loss of one’s life. Those opposed argue that we cannot be the arbiters...
by Mandie Sellars | Jul 13, 2018 | Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates, Uncategorized
As the 2018 legislative session draws to a close, the General Assembly has introduced a slew of proposed constitutional amendments that will be on the ballot for voters in the fall. This move comes before elections that threaten the Republican supermajority in both...
by Mandie Sellars | Jun 28, 2018 | Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates, Uncategorized
Despite being told that it is unconstitutional to require and ID for voting, NC General Assembly is trying again to force an voting ID requirement on the citizens of North Carolina. This time they are trying to use a constitutional amendment, that will appear on...
by Mandie Sellars | Jun 7, 2018 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Uncategorized
When I am not at work advocating for criminal justice reform, I spend the vast majority of my time with my son. He is about a year and a half. For the past week or so, as I spend time with him, I think about the children who are around his age who are in the...
by Mandie Sellars | Jun 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
On Saturday, June 9, from 12pm to 2pm, there will be a criminal record expunction seminar and free legal assistance offered at the Holton Community Center Auditorium, 401 N. Driver Street, Durham NC 27703. The 30 minute seminar will cover criminal record expunctions,...
by Mandie Sellars | May 1, 2018 | Criminal Justice Reform, Mass Incarceration, Uncategorized
Mecklenburg County commissioner Pat Cotham recently urged three health care CEOs to consider hiring people with criminal records as a way to give them a second chance. Her request occurred as part of a Charlotte Chamber health care summit, during a conversation about...
