by cjpcenter_135ydg | Sep 13, 2019 | CJPC News
ACLU of NC, in partnership with the Carolina Justice Policy Center, North Carolina Asian Americans Together, Raleigh PACT, and El Pueblo, recently researched and released a candidate scorecard of the city of Raleigh officials about their positions on police...
by cjpcenter_135ydg | Sep 13, 2019 | CJPC News, Mass Incarceration
By Attorney Dawn Blagrove, CJPC Executive Director Most Mothers never stop wanting to protect their children from harm. For mothers of Black sons, two of the most dreaded harms are getting sent to prison and dying. With today’s plague of mass incarceration...
by cjpcenter_135ydg | Jul 30, 2019 | CJPC News, Criminal Justice Reform
When the convictionA mere sentencingTakes away more than the prescribed commitmentDoes it matter the crime?And more so Who is really the victim?As the judge Is so quick to judgeRuled By the rules that hold us and knows that what really hold usIs that No one can really...
by cjpcenter_135ydg | Jul 3, 2019 | CJPC News
On June 27, 2019, CJPC staff previewed Poetic Justice at the monthly meeting of the Religious Coalition for a Nonviolent Durham. RCND is an organization comprised of individuals, who as an expression of their faith and goodwill, come alongside neighbors most-affected...
by cjpcenter_135ydg | Jul 3, 2019 | CJPC News
by Sierra Riley, Student at Ravenscroft High School and CJPC Intern The Netflix documentary series When They See Us is disturbing, but necessary to watch. The film not only shares the story of the Central Park Five, it brings awareness to the broken legal system which...
by cjpcenter_135ydg | Jun 6, 2019 | CJPC News
On July 13, 2019 at 3:00 pm in the Durham Friends Meeting located at 404 Alexander Avenue in Durham, the Carolina Justice Policy Center will host their Second Annual Poetic Justice storytelling event. In this powerful event, criminal justice advocates will collaborate...
