Brennan Aberle to contribute to NC Governor Cooper's Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice
In June of 2020, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper established the Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice, co-chaired by NC Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls and Attorney General Josh Stein. Attorney Brennan Aberle was asked to participate in the Triad Area Listening Session that will be live streamed on the North Carolina Attorney General YouTube Channel at 10:00 AM on Friday, August 7th, 2020. He will be offering his suggestions for criminal justice reform to the co-chairs of the Task Force. See below for more information.
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Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order No. 145 today, forming the North Carolina Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice. The task force will recommend solutions to stop discriminatory law enforcement and criminal justice practices, and hold public safety officers accountable.
“We must acknowledge racial inequities in our systems of law enforcement and criminal justice, and then work to eliminate them. This task force will address policies and procedures that disproportionately burden communities of color,” said Governor Cooper.
Led by Attorney General Josh Stein and North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Anita Earls, the task force will convene a wide range of stakeholders including: community policing advocates, state and local law enforcement agencies, justice-involved individuals, representatives of the judicial branch, individuals from marginalized populations and more.
The task force will develop and help implement policy solutions to address systemic racial bias in criminal justice and submit legislative and municipal recommendations on or before December 1, 2020.