by Dawn Blagrove | Apr 10, 2018 | CJPC News, Criminal Justice Reform, Mass Incarceration, Uncategorized
Greene and Lenoir Counties are working towards keeping children in schools and out of jails. By launching a School-Justice Partnership, they seek to reduce law enforcement involvement in school misconduct. As part of the partnership, schools have signed an agreement...
by Dawn Blagrove | Apr 10, 2018 | CJPC News, Criminal Justice Reform, Mass Incarceration
Bail reform advocates around the country now have a new tool to challenge the cash bail system. In North Carolina, the inequality created by cash bail has prompted advocates to push for pretrial release based on evidence of dangerousness and flight risk rather than...
by Dawn Blagrove | Apr 10, 2018 | CJPC News, Criminal Justice Reform
In Richmond, VA, a new diversion program is providing an opportunity for transformative self reflection. The program, called “Writing Your Way Out: A Criminal Justice Diversion Program” allows participants to take a Virginia Commonwealth University writing course as...
by Dawn Blagrove | Mar 7, 2018 | CJPC News, Criminal Justice Reform, Mass Incarceration
In theory, debtor’s prisons in the United States have been abolished long ago. In practice, however, the criminalization of poverty is a common problem. North Carolina is no exception. Not only are people often jailed for the inability to pay court fines and fees,...
by Dawn Blagrove | Feb 28, 2018 | CJPC News, Criminal Justice Reform
Inspired by the 2018 Women’s Marches focused on taking women’s “power to the polls”, Democracy NC has created “Women Vote in 2018” postcards for distribution. The cards feature important information about this year’s justice...
by Dawn Blagrove | Jan 30, 2018 | CJPC News, Criminal Justice Reform, Ending the Death Penalty
While prosecutors have a large amount of discretion in their work, they are not permitted to hide evidence that could be exculpatory for a defendant. In a recent Colorado case, prosecutors possessed two reports that that pointed to other suspects since the beginning...
