The Bail Industry Tries, Again, To Overturn Bail Reform in Georgia
This past Monday, a subcommittee of the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee heard HB 340, a bill which would overturn bail…
A Call to Action from Executive Director Sara Totonchi Before Super Bowl LIII
Next week, Atlanta will host the Super Bowl. This will be one of the largest sporting events in the city’s…
A Quarterly Update from the SCHR Ambassadors
SCHR In the News Earlier this week, SCHR and co-counsel at the Georgia Innocence Project argued in front of the…
Eleventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Lawsuit Challenging Policies Unlawfully Restricting Access to Basic Utility Services
In May 2017, the Southern Center for Human Rights, along with the National Immigration Law Center and Relman, Dane, &…
‘What we call goals are human rights’: an interview with Close the Jail ATL’s Marilynn Winn
The Atlanta City Detention Center (or ACDC) has historically served as a place to warehouse immigrants and the poor. It…
SCHR Sends Follow-Up Letter to Georgia Department of Corrections; Board of Pardons and Parole
This morning, SCHR sent a follow-up letter to the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) and the Georgia Board of Pardons…
SCHR Sends Public Letter to all 159 Georgia Sheriffs Regarding the Potential Spread of COVID-19 to People in Georgia Jails
On March 23, 2020, the Southern Center for Human Rights sent a public letter to all 159 sheriffs in Georgia…
Friends of Shauntrice Murry Push for her Immediate Release
We were all incarcerated at Lee Arrendale State Prison with Shauntrice Murry. We know that she has done a significant…
Nonessential Arrests by the Atlanta Police Department Increase Risk of Covid-19 Transmission
Today, a group of attorneys, health care professionals, and community-based organizations sent a letter to Chief Erika Shields of the…
