Author: Southern Center for Human Rights
Stronger Together: Share Your Experiences with Georgia Courts and Jails with SCHR
We hope that you are as well as is possible in these tumultuous times. We need…
READ MORE >Statement from Sara Totonchi on Possible Covid-19 Exposure at the Fulton County Jail
After the AJC reported yesterday that a detainee is being held in isolation at the Fulton County Jail…
READ MORE >SCHR Sends Public Letter to State Regarding the Potential Spread of COVID-19 to People in Georgia Prisons
On March 13, 2010, the Southern Center for Human Rights sent a public letter to…
READ MORE >Civil Rights Groups Undertake Voter Education for People in Georgia Jails
Yesterday, the Southern Center for Human Rights and Dēmos mailed 1,000 nonpartisan, voter education packets…
READ MORE >Justice Day 2020: Focused on the Future
Last Thursday, over 400 attendees from across Georgia gathered at the state capitol for the…
READ MORE >Puerto Ricans Win Right to Transfer Their Driver’s Licenses in Georgia
Kenneth Cabán Gonzalez, a U.S. citizen born and raised in Puerto Rico, can finally transfer…
READ MORE >Hours Before Scheduled Execution, Jimmy Meders is Granted Clemency
We are overjoyed that at 1:00 pm yesterday, a mere 6 hours before he was…
READ MORE >Senate Study Committee on Revising Voting Rights Recommends No Changes to Current Law
This year, a bipartisan group of state senators convened to form the Senate Study Committee…
READ MORE >Southern Center for Human Rights Sends Warning Letter to City of Clarkston Regarding Unlawful Practices in the Clarkston Municipal Court
On Friday, attorneys from the Southern Center for Human Rights sent a letter to Clarkston…
READ MORE >Georgia Must Test the DNA Evidence in Imminent Scheduled Execution
In just two days, on Wednesday, November 13th, Georgia state officials have scheduled an execution…
READ MORE >Filmmaker Scott Budnick; New Hampshire Representative Robert Reynolds ‘Renny’ Cushing to be Honored by the Southern Center for Human Rights
On Thursday, November 7th, the Southern Center for Human Rights will host its 23rd Annual…
READ MORE >Currently incarcerated? Have a past criminal record?
If you or someone you know is having trouble voting because of a conviction or…
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