by Dawn Blagrove | Dec 27, 2018 | CJPC News, Mass Incarceration, Policing
By Syd Roberts, Communications Staff This December CJPC, Executive Director Dawn Blagrove was able to share her breadth of expertise on a police accountability panel at the 75th Annual NAACP of NC State Convention in Raleigh. Towards the end of a day full of...
by Dawn Blagrove | Dec 9, 2018 | CJPC News, Criminal Justice Reform, Mass Incarceration
By Lily Walter, CJPC Intern Prosecutors wield enormous power in the “war against drugs.” They have the ability to widen the net of who is convicted of drug charges in the way they interpret and pursue laws. This ranges from charging mothers addicted to drugs with...
by Dawn Blagrove | Dec 9, 2018 | CJPC News, Criminal Justice Reform, Policing
On Saturday, December 8, CJPC Executive Director Dawn Blagrove joined Rev. Curtis E. Gatewood, President & Founder for JUSTICE Ministration and the Stop Killing Us (SKU) Solutions Campaign and other community activists and families of police violence victims for a...
by Dawn Blagrove | Nov 16, 2018 | CJPC News, Criminal Justice Reform
While the election was truly a nail-biter, and ultimately filled with outcomes both wonderful and challenging, one thing was clear – the people of North Carolina are beginning to demand accountability and reform from their local elected officials. For that, we are...
by Dawn Blagrove | Nov 15, 2018 | CJPC News, Criminal Justice Reform
By Allison Bunker, CJPC Intern In North Carolina, moms that have given birth in prison are in need of many resources they are not offered by the current government systems. However, two incredible organizations in North Carolina are addressing the needs of mothers who...