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Alto

Prison Shake-up to Protect Youth
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Carlos Campos
11/18/2004
Alto prisoners testify to violence
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Carlos Campos
11/16/2004
Judge asked to hold state in contempt over prison for young
Atlanta Journal Constitution
10/01/2004

Clinch County

South Georgia county to repay inmates saddled with 'jail bills'
Associated Press
Greg Bluestein
04/18/2006
Jail inmates no longer charged rent
Atlanta Joural Constitution
Carlos Campos
04/18/2006
Lawsuit challenges county's jail fees
Atlanta Joural Constitution
Bill Rankin
11/03/2004
No More “Room and Board” Fees For Pre-Trial Detainees at the Clinch County Jail
SCHR Press Release
Sara Totonchi
04/17/2006

Donaldson

Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Injured Prisoners to Prevent Future Violence
SCHR Press Release
Media Contact: Sarah Geraghty or Melanie Velez 404/688-12-2
02/26/2009
Correctional Officers Join SCHR Request to Investigate Donaldson Correctional Facility
04/03/2009
Alabama prison guards side with inmates in lawsuit
Jay Reeves
05/07/2009
Alabama Supreme Court Sides with People in Prison in Open Records Act Lawsuit
Southern Center for Human Rights
09/18/2009
Alabama Department of Corrections Significantly Underreports Assaults on Incarcerated Men
Southern Center for Human Rights
12/09/2009
SCHR Responds to ADOC; Data Reveals Assaults on Corrections Officers at Donaldson Also Underreported
Southern Center for Human Rights
12/12/2009

Fulton County

Lawsuit may shed defendants
Atlanta Joural Constitution
Steve Visser
06/27/2003
Suspects Lacking Lawyers are freed in Atlanta
The New York Times
Sarah Rimer
06/04/2002
Federal Judge Eyes Way to Thin Jail Crowds
Fulton County Daily Report
Robin McDonald
08/31/2009

Gulfport

Group dismisses lawsuit
The Sun Herald
Joshua Norman
02/01/2007
When the Poor got to Court
U.S. News
Kit Roane
01/23/2006
Gulfport is indebted to those trying to keep debtors out of jail and the city out of court
The Sun Herald
Editorial
08/27/2005
Warr promises to fix Gulfport court issues
The Sun Herald
Robin Fitzgerald
08/03/2005
Suit claims Gulfport court has created debtors' prison
The Sun Herald
Robin Fitzgerald
07/23/2005
Lawsuit may shed defendants
Atlanta Joural Constitution
Steve Visser
06/27/2003

Lee Ardendale

Cries for help
Creative Loafing
Alyssa Abkowitz
08/12/2004
Prison Shake-up to Protect Youth
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Carlos Campos
11/18/2004
Alto prisoners testify to violence
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Carlos Campos
11/16/2004
Judge asked to hold state in contempt over prison for young
Atlanta Journal Constitution
10/01/2004

Limestone

Audit: Prison health care poor
The Birmingham News
Stan Bailey
02/13/2003
`Medical failure' blamed in HIV inmate deaths
The Birmingham News
Carla Crowder
08/28/2003
Alabama Prison at Center of Suit Over AIDS Policy
The New York Times
Adam Liptak
10/26/2003
State settles suit on care for HIV-positive prisoners
The Birmingham News
Carla Crowder
05/27/2004
Inmate Care Lags, Lawyers Say
The Huntsville Times
Patricia C. McCarter
02/19/2005
State withholds prison medical payment
The Birmingham News
Carla Crowder
05/05/2005
Lawsuit slows AIDS death march at LCF
The News Courier
Karen Middleton
09/09/2006
A Company's Troubled Answer for Prisoners With H.I.V.
The New York Times
Paul von Zielbauer
08/01/2005
Federal Judge recommends approval in settlement agreement on behalf of HIV-Positive Inmates for Inadequate Medical Care
The Birmingham News
06/04/2004

Morgan County

Alabama Sheriff Locked in Own Jail For Feeding Inmates Skimpy Meals
Associated Press
Jay Reeves
01/08/2009
Bartlett Busted: U.S. Marshals Arrest Morgan County Sheriff
WHNT News Channel 19 Transcript
Greg Privett
01/08/2009
Sheriff jailed for pocketing money meant for inmate meals
CNN
Ashley Broughton
01/09/2008
As His Inmates Grew Thinner, a Sheriff’s Wallet Grew Fatter
New York Times
ADAM NOSSITER
01/08/2009

Northern Circuit Indigent Defense

Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Hundreds of Poor People Without Lawyers
SCHR Press Release
Media Contact: Sara Totonchi 404/688-1202 or stotonchi(at)schr.org; Gerry Weber 404/688-1202 or 404/932-5845 (cell)
04/07/2009
Cases Pile Up in Georgia Courts: Budget Squeeze Forces Cuts in Spending for Judiciary, Creating Months-Long Delays
Wall Street Journal
Paulo Prado and Corey Dade
09/08/2009
Dozens of poor defendants still without lawyers
Associated Press
Greg Bluestein
09/03/2009
PRESS ADVISORY: Hearing this Thursday for SCHR’s Northern Circuit Indigent Defense Lawsuit
Southern Center for Human Rights
03/01/2010
Judge testifies in class-action suit from unrepresented indigent defendants
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Bill Rankin
03/03/2010

Tutwiler

Ticking time bomb
The Birmingham News
12/05/2002
On the cheap
The Birmingham News
12/20/2002
Tutwiler warden copes with 'ticking time bomb'
The Birmingham News
News Staff Writer
04/08/2003
Settlement filed in Tutwiler prison suit
The Birmingham News
Clara Crowder
06/29/2004
Cutting a deal at Tutwiler
The Birmingham News
Editorial
08/28/2006