Month: November 2022
“Physically, Visually Breaking Down”
The humanitarian crisis at Fulton County jail goes much further than people sleeping on the…
READ MORE >Community Safety and Police Violence Town Halls Continue November 16 in Zone One
After weeks of protests in 2020, promises for change, and general unrest over the past…
READ MORE >Uncontained Outbreaks of Lice, Scabies Leave People at Fulton Jail Dangerously Malnourished
Press Release – for Immediate Release Media Contact: Hannah Riley; [email protected], 470-867-7530 (Atlanta, GA) –…
READ MORE >When Constitutional Rights Don’t Apply: Understanding the Prison Litigation Reform Act
We’re excited to announce the second class in our Movement Law School for Journalists series!…
READ MORE >SCHR, ACLU, ACLU of Georgia Send Letter With Proposed Changes to Jail Lease to Mayor Dickens, City Council
This morning, the American Civil Liberties Union, the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia, and…
READ MORE >New Report Offers Recommendations For Decarcerating Rural Jails
A new report by the Vera Institute of Justice shows that unnecessarily punitive responses to probation violations,…
READ MORE >Kelley Henry, Rolanda Holman, and Andrew Hundley to be Honored by the Southern Center for Human Rights
On Thursday, November 10th, the Southern Center for Human Rights (SCHR), one of the nation’s…
READ MORE >Statement from SCHR on former Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill’s Convictions
For years, former Sheriff Victor Hill terrorized the people in his custody. The stories that have…
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