‘We know that they see us.’ Why a 58-day vigil is going on outside NC governor’s house

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Written By Decarcerate Now! NC

BY SOPHIE KASAKOVE | NOVEMBER 15, 2020 6:55 PM

Demonstrators gathered outside the Executive Mansion on Sunday to demand that Gov. Roy Cooper use his powers of pardon and clemency to protect people who are incarcerated during the pandemic. Members of Decarcerate Now NC, a coalition of organizations which say they’re working to end to mass incarceration, have been holding daily vigils outside the governor’s mansion since Election Day and plan to continue through Jan. 1, when Cooper begins his second term. That’s a total of 58 days.

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Decarcerate Now! NC
Decarcerate Now! NC is a broad coalition of North Carolinians calling for justice, fairness, and second chances for people incarcerated in our state prisons, especially Black people and other people of color.
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