Criminal Justice /tags/criminal-justice Criminal Justice en-US Copyright Fri, 27 May 2022 16:51:31 GMT Court delays & pending charges: Exploring the long term effects of the 2020 protest /wunc-youth-reporting-institute/2022-05-27/pandemic-pending-charges-justice-activism-protest-george-floyed-2020-2022-north-carolina-advocate-racial Many activists arrested in 2020 while protesting the killing of George Floyd are still waiting to see their day in court. ¹ÏÉñapp spring intern Nada Merghani looks at the effects those pending charges are having on people in 2022. Fri, 27 May 2022 16:51:31 GMT /wunc-youth-reporting-institute/2022-05-27/pandemic-pending-charges-justice-activism-protest-george-floyed-2020-2022-north-carolina-advocate-racial Nada Merghani, Kamaya Truitt Pardoned 30 years after a wrongful conviction, Howard Dudley reflects on what he lost /news/2022-01-18/pardoned-30-years-after-a-wrongful-conviction-howard-dudley-reflects-on-what-he-lost In a recent conversation with ¹ÏÉñapp's Tested Podcast, Dudley reflects on what he’s been through over the years, and how it feels to finally have his innocence publicly acknowledged. Tue, 18 Jan 2022 10:30:00 GMT /news/2022-01-18/pardoned-30-years-after-a-wrongful-conviction-howard-dudley-reflects-on-what-he-lost Anisa Khalifa, Charlie Shelton-Ormond Racial Injustice And Law Enforcement /podcast/tested-podcast/2021-04-20/racial-injustice-and-law-enforcement-attorney-general-josh-stein-dawn-blagrove Host Dave DeWitt talks to ¹ÏÉñapp reporter Jason deBruyn about the recommendations from the governor's Task Force on Racial Equity in Criminal Justice — and the criticisms of them. Tue, 20 Apr 2021 19:55:21 GMT /podcast/tested-podcast/2021-04-20/racial-injustice-and-law-enforcement-attorney-general-josh-stein-dawn-blagrove Dave DeWitt, Rebecca Martinez New Book Shares The View From Inside North Carolina’s Death Row /law/2020-09-17/new-book-shares-the-view-from-inside-north-carolinas-death-row The criminal justice system puts prisoners out of sight and out of mind for the public. But the recently published book “Crimson Letters: Voices from… Thu, 17 Sep 2020 15:40:06 GMT /law/2020-09-17/new-book-shares-the-view-from-inside-north-carolinas-death-row Kaia Findlay, Frank Stasio Meet The Man In The Orange Jumpsuit: Sherrill Roland /arts-culture/2020-08-31/meet-the-man-in-the-orange-jumpsuit-sherrill-roland Visual artist Sherrill Roland spent 10 months in prison for a crime he did not commit. What kept him going was a quest to fulfill his dream of going to… Mon, 31 Aug 2020 15:09:02 GMT /arts-culture/2020-08-31/meet-the-man-in-the-orange-jumpsuit-sherrill-roland Kaia Findlay, Frank Stasio Meet The Man In The Orange Jumpsuit: Sherrill Roland /show/the-state-of-things/2020-08-31/meet-the-man-in-the-orange-jumpsuit-sherrill-roland Visual artist Sherrill Roland spent 10 months in prison for a crime he did not commit. What kept him going was a quest to fulfill his dream of going to… Mon, 31 Aug 2020 15:09:02 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-08-31/meet-the-man-in-the-orange-jumpsuit-sherrill-roland Kaia Findlay, Frank Stasio Why Black Defendants Don’t Get Judged By A Jury Of Their Peers /law/2020-08-20/why-black-defendants-dont-get-judged-by-a-jury-of-their-peers The North Carolina Supreme Court banned the state from reinstating the death sentence on a Black man named Marcus Robinson last Friday. Robinson was… Thu, 20 Aug 2020 15:59:40 GMT /law/2020-08-20/why-black-defendants-dont-get-judged-by-a-jury-of-their-peers Kaia Findlay, Anita Rao Why Black Defendants Don’t Get Judged By A Jury Of Their Peers /show/the-state-of-things/2020-08-20/why-black-defendants-dont-get-judged-by-a-jury-of-their-peers The North Carolina Supreme Court banned the state from reinstating the death sentence on a Black man named Marcus Robinson last Friday. Robinson was… Thu, 20 Aug 2020 15:59:40 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-08-20/why-black-defendants-dont-get-judged-by-a-jury-of-their-peers Kaia Findlay, Anita Rao The Reopening Fight Wages On /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2020-07-10/the-reopening-fight-wages-on This week in state politics: North Carolina lawmakers failed to override the governor's vetoes so that gyms and skating rinks that were shutdown because… Fri, 10 Jul 2020 22:44:01 GMT /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2020-07-10/the-reopening-fight-wages-on Will Michaels New State Task Force To Address Racial Equity In Justice System /race-demographics/2020-07-10/new-state-task-force-to-address-racial-equity-in-justice-system A new state criminal justice panel formed in the wake of George Floyd's killing had its first meeting this week. The North Carolina Task Force for Racial… Fri, 10 Jul 2020 21:53:19 GMT /race-demographics/2020-07-10/new-state-task-force-to-address-racial-equity-in-justice-system Naomi P. Brown