by Dawn Blagrove | Dec 8, 2016 | CJPC News, Mass Incarceration
The North Carolina Institute of Medicine’s (NCIOM) Task Force on Mental Health and Substance Use recently presented recommendations to the Joint Committee on Health and Human Services. The NCIOM is funded by the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, with the goal...
by Dawn Blagrove | Dec 8, 2016 | CJPC News, Mass Incarceration
The legislative Committee on Health and Human Services recently received a November update about pilot programs developed from the Governor’s Task Force on Mental Health and Substance Use. Dr. Jason Vogler, Director of The Division of Mental Health,...
by Dawn Blagrove | Dec 8, 2016 | CJPC News, Legislative Updates
At noon on December 5, 2016, Gov. Pat McCrory conceded the Governor’s race to Roy Cooper after a hotly contested race and post-election battle in which Gov. McCrory alleged voter fraud. Over the weekend, Durham County had been required to begin recounting its...
by Dawn Blagrove | Nov 23, 2016 | CJPC News
As the Governor’s race continues to be contested, accusations of felons voting have been filed by the McCrory campaign. It’s important for all parties to understand some basic facts: A person convicted of a felon is allowed to vote in North Carolina once...
by Dawn Blagrove | Nov 23, 2016 | CJPC News, Ending the Death Penalty
There were important referendums on the death penalty on the ballot in several states on November 9th. Despite some of these setbacks, actual executions and support for the death penalty continue to be on a downward trend. Oklahoma amended its State Constitution to...
by Dawn Blagrove | Nov 23, 2016 | CJPC News, Legislative Updates
As Trump begins to assemble his cabinet, serious concerns exist not only about the ways in which progress may be eroded, but also about how local police and state criminal justice systems will be used to carry out an agenda that has already been sharply focused on...
