Perched on a ladder, Ulysses “Bones” Edwards reached for another can of spray paint, adding a few deft strokes to the mural of Andrew Brown Jr that was slowly starting to take shape on the side of the house where Brown lived in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, a stone’s throw from where he was killed by law enforcement last week. A crowd of marchers passed Edwards as he worked on Thursday. Dozens also gathered over the weekend, ahead of Brown’s.
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A protester faces police in riot gear as they force people off a street in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, on 28 April 2021. Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images
A protester faces police in riot gear as they force people off a street in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, on 28 April 2021. Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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Perched on a ladder, Ulysses âBonesâ Edwards reached for another can of spray paint, adding a few deft strokes to the mural of Andrew Brown Jr that was slowly starting to take shape on the side of the house where Brown lived in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, a stoneâs throw from where he was killed by law enforcement last week.
Broad Support for NC Bill to Bar Shackling Pregnant Inmates
Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON
A bipartisan legislative effort to improve the care of pregnant women in North Carolina’s prisons and jails will protect the mothers and newborns without diminishing public safety, supporters said Tuesday.
Among other protections, the bill would prohibit physical restraints on incarcerated women before, during and after they deliver their babies.
Democratic and Republican lawmakers alike are backing the measure, and a wide array of groups across the ideological spectrum from Planned Parenthood to the American Conservative Union are on board.
The proposed “Dignity for Women Who are Incarcerated Act, ” filed on Tuesday in the House, also attempts to ensure new mothers receive proper nutrition and hygiene, and that the mother-and-child relationship is secured through close contact and visitations. It also would limit inspections of any undressed female inmate in a prison or jail by
Broad support for N.C. bill to bar shackling pregnant inmates
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press
RALEIGH (AP) A bipartisan legislative effort to improve the care of pregnant women in North Carolina’s prisons and jails will protect the mothers and newborns without diminishing public safety, supporters said Tuesday.
Among other protections, the bill would prohibit physical restraints on incarcerated women before, during and after they deliver their babies.
Democratic and Republican lawmakers alike are backing the measure, and a wide array of groups across the ideological spectrum from Planned Parenthood to the American Conservative Union are on board.
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