Happy Friday Readers! 2nd week in July done and over, but was plenty busy for OJD. Webinars, meetings, court, you name it! So here’s your weekly recap plus a great tip.
Tip of the Week:
Tip of the Week – My Client is in Detention… How Do I Find Them?
There are currently eight detention centers in North Carolina:
Alexander Juvenile Detention Center in Taylorsville
Cabarrus Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Concord
Cumberland Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Fayetteville
New Hanover Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Castle Hayne
Pitt Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Greenville
Wake Juvenile Detention Center in Raleigh
Durham County Youth Home in Durham
Guilford County Detention Center in Greensboro
Check with your court counselor’s office to find out which location your client is being held, and check here for contact information to visit and call your client.
Webinar, Anyone?
NC CRED is hosting a webinar, Wednesday, July 15th from 3:00-4:30 PM entitled, “Balancing The Scales: The Injustice Of Confederate Monuments In Public Spaces.” This webinar how these figures are antiethical to equality under the law and it’s placement at courthouses, plus more. To read more about the presenters and to register for this event, please click here.
Join NACDL for a Free Virtual Discussion on Race + Pretrial Practices, Tuesday, July 14th at 4:00 PM entitled, “Policing Black Bodies: Race and Pretrial Practices.” This webinar will discuss the issues of racial bias and racial disparity and how they are pervasive in the criminal legal system. To read more on the details of this webinar and to register, click here.
DEFENDERS! DON’T MISS OUT ON A FREE CLE! July 24, 2020 at 3:00-4:00 PM. Interviewing and Counseling Youth: Presented by Dorothy Hairston-Mitchell, Clinical Assistant Professor & Supervising Attorney, Juvenile Law Clinic at NCCU. You can register here and will be sent link information afterwards.
OJD is covering CLE costs for the first 30 registrants and CLE is pending.
Want to meet our Summer 2020 Interns? Read below!
Alex Palme
My name is Alexander Jeffrey Palme and I am from Sanford, NC. I am 24 years old and am married. I have been playing various sports since I was very young and currently play professional soccer in the UPSL for Moros FC in my free time. I have degrees in Sociology and Anthropology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where I also wrote a study that I self-published on the recommendation of my professor. I will be in my third year of law school at NCCU and am currently operating under a practicing certificate from the NC bar. I plan to take the UBE next summer and would ultimately love to be on the bench. Last summer I clerked for Legal Aid’s Senior Law Project in Asheville, NC.
Alex is currently assisting in case research with our Assistant Juvenile Defenders and helping outline our Pocket Guides which will be distributed to defenders soon!
Terris Riley
Mrs. Terris Riley, a native of South Carolina, is law student at North Carolina Central University School of Law with an expected graduation in 2022. As a non-traditional student, she has over 22 years of experience in the Information Technology industry—both private and public sector. She has received numerous local, regional and national awards for her leadership in technology. In 2013, Mrs. Riley’s IT firm was awarded and recognized as South Carolina’s No. 3 Best Performing Business in the State. She later founded a non-profit to pursue activism work for Justice Reform. Prior to relocating to North Carolina for law school, Mrs. Riley served as the Director of Constituent Support for Democratic National Committee Chairwoman and South Carolina House Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter, the longest serving Member of the SC General Assembly. Upon graduation, she desires to work as an Assistant United States Attorney.
Terris is currently assisting with webinar series and communications, and she brings with her experience with the Virtual Justice Project.
We can’t wait to see the work you two do this summer with OJD!
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