Dear Friend,
On behalf of our staff and board, I wish you and your loved ones a season of health, happiness, and joy. Thank you for being a part of our community this year.
As we gather with loved ones this holiday season, I want to take a moment to reflect on the incredible work that we have accomplished together to combat poverty and promote social justice. |
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This year, we have made significant strides in our efforts to help North Carolinians have the resources they need. But there is still much work to be done. Poverty is a complex issue with no easy solutions. It will take all of us working together to create a state where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.
I look forward to standing alongside you in 2024 as we work together for a more just and equitable North Carolina. Thank you for your continued support.
Happy holidays from the North Carolina Justice Center!
With gratitude,
Reggie Shuford
Executive Director |
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Join the Fair Chance Criminal Justice Project team and Decarcerate Now! NC for a month full of rallies and events advocating for justice, fairness, and second chances for incarcerated individuals. From November 20 through December 22, 2023, the fourth annual Vigil for Freedom and Racial Justice will take place, with the Fair Chance Criminal Justice Project is hosting virtual community conversations every Wednesday. In addition, our coalition partners are leading various community events at the Executive Mansion throughout the month. Stand with us as we champion a fair and just criminal legal system for all and stand in solidarity with the 30,000 Black and brown people currently incarcerated in North Carolina.
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The North Carolina Justice Center Workers’ Rights Project, in partnership with Oxfam America and the National Coalition of 100 Black Women – Queen City Metropolitan Chapter, invites you to attend a lunchtime forum focused on women’s workplace equity on Wednesday, December 13, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will highlight findings from the recent Oxfam America’s 2023 Best & Worst States Index, as well as our new 2023 State of Working Women Report, and will feature a keynote address from US DOL Women’s Bureau Director Wendy Chun-Hoon. Chun-Hoon is the 20th director of the Women’s Bureau, appointed by President Biden on February 1, 2021, after a decade of national advocacy and leadership on workplace policy. Join us to learn more about the challenges facing working women in our state, and efforts in North Carolina to advance policy change that will level the playing field.
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With Medicaid expansion launching on December 1 in North Carolina, the North Carolina Justice Center and the Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy have released a new and improved brochure outlining immigrant eligibility for Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act in North Carolina. |
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This new version of our brochure includes specific information about eligibility for Medicaid expansion for immigrants, as well as new categories of resources for immigrants such as Ukrainians, Afghans, and Venezuelans on probation, among others. The brochure is available in English and Spanish on the NC Justice Center’s website. |
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On November 6, NC Newsline interviewed the NC Justice Center’s Laura Webb, Director of the Fair Chance Criminal Justice Project, along with Rochelle Sparko, Center for Responsible Lending’s Director of NC Policy, on a recent joint report on the inequities in the way North Carolina courts collect fines and fees. The report, “Waiving Criminal Court Fees Prevents Harms of Civil Debt,” covers the financial debt and hardship that occurs when North Carolinians have their assigned court fees converted to civil judgements.
The experts discussed the report’s findings, which show that between 2017 and 2021, North Carolina judges docketed over $94 million in criminal financial obligations as civil judgments in 375,000 cases, with a mere 4.7% ($4.5 million) collected by the end of 2021. Failure to make payments can lead to severe consequences such as tax refund seizures, challenges in securing employment and housing, property loss, and barriers to expunging records, compounding the challenges faced by individuals already burdened by the criminal legal system.
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The North Carolina Justice Center
224 S. Dawson Street | Raleigh, North Carolina 27601
919-856-2570 | contact@ncjustice.org |
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