Email editor@ballotpedia.org to notify us of updates to this biography. Alston earned a B.A. in political science from North Carolina State University and a J.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Alston's professional experience includes working as a staff attorney for North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services and the Center for Death Penalty Litigation. She has also served as a member of the Durham's Citizen Advisory Committee, the Durham Peoples' Alliance Board, and the University of North Carolina Law Pro Bono Alumni Board.
