Rally pushes for Gov. Cooper to use clemency powers

Written By Decarcerate Now! NC

BY AARON THOMAS | UPDATED NOVEMBER 16, 2020 12:03 AM

Dozens of people gathered in Raleigh on Sunday to call on Gov. Roy Cooper to use his clemency powers to free people in prisons.

Demonstrators said the governor didn't use any of his clemency powers during his first term to pardon people convicted of crimes. Event organizers added that there are injustices in the criminal justice system, and using clemency power helps correct them.

About 40 people gathered and marched on Sunday around the Executive Mansion.

Demonstrators said they’re standing up for people in prison who haven’t received clemency from Cooper.

"It's a call to on him to do that and to put a spotlight on the decadent system -- criminal justice system here in the state of North Carolina," said Rev. Dr. T. Anthony Spearman, the president of the North Carolina chapter of the NAACP.

Read more at: https://www.wral.com/rally-pushes-for-gov-cooper-to-use-clemency-powers/19387153/

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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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