Month: February 2024
Legislative Update – Day 27
Tomorrow will mark Legislative Day 28, Crossover Day. This is this session’s deadline for legislators in each chamber to pass legislation from one chamber to the next.
READ MORE >An Update on Pain & Power Part II
Thank you to all – community members, partners, and elected officials – for joining us…
READ MORE >Legislative Update – Day 21
Today marks Legislative Day 21, which means we are more than halfway through the legislative session! As we approach Crossover Day in two weeks (February 29), legislators will work to pass legislation from one chamber to the next. Your representatives have voted on promising proposals as well as some extremely harmful ones.
READ MORE >Southern Center for Human Rights Hosts Pain & Power Part II on February 22, 2024
Please join the Southern Center for Human Rights on February 22, 2024 at the Auburn Avenue Research Library for Pain and Power Part II.
READ MORE >SCHR Statement on Senate Bill 63
On the first day of Black History Month, the Georgia State Senate passed SB 63, which is an unconstitutional abridgment of the right to free speech, the presumption of innocence and the prohibition against unreasonable bail.
READ MORE >Georgia Senate Passes Regressive Bill Targeting Cash Bail and Community Support
On February 1, 2024, the Georgia Senate passed Senate Bill 63. This bill, sponsored by Senator Randy Robertson, raises numerous concerns at the Southern Center and among our organizational partners for its potential to negatively impact criminal legal reform efforts throughout Georgia, specifically within the City of Atlanta and Fulton County.
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