Groundbreaking ACLU Report Offers Clear Solutions to Overcrowding at Fulton County Jail
On October 12, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Georgia released…
READ MORE >(Un)Covering the Criminal Legal System
The criminal legal system is as sprawling and confusing as it is opaque. Understanding the…
READ MORE >MEDIA ADVISORY: Coalition of Human Rights Organizations and Community Advocates Form New Court Watching Project
WHAT: A press conference to announce the creation of Justice Watch Georgia, a new court-watching…
READ MORE >Statement from Christina Wilson Remlin on In-Custody Deaths
Senator Ossoff opened the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations hearing on uncounted deaths in prisons and…
READ MORE >SCHR Sends Letter to GA Public Defender Council Concerning Failure to Provide Counsel to Hundreds of Georgians Accused of Crimes
On August 18, SCHR sent a letter to Georgia Public Defender Council (GPDC) Executive Director…
READ MORE >Press Release: Communities Over Cages Alliance Denounces Passage of Legislation to Lease City Jail to Fulton County
The legislation represents a step back for Atlanta, expands the city’s jailing business, and reverses…
READ MORE >Media Advisory: Southern Center for Human Rights Opposes Dickens Administration Jail Lease Legislation
WHO: Attorneys and advocates from the Southern Center for Human Rights, a non-profit public interest…
READ MORE >Press Release: Southern Center for Human Rights to Hold Public Community Safety and Police Violence Town Halls
(Atlanta, GA) — The Southern Center for Human Rights (SCHR), a non-profit public interest law…
READ MORE >Southern Prisons Coalition Submits New Report to United Nations
Last week, the Southern Prisons Coalition, a group of civil and human rights organizations of…
READ MORE >Fox 5 Highlights Understaffing in Georgia Prison System
Disturbing video footage taken by a person living at Ware State Prison shows the deceased…
READ MORE >Community Safety and Police Violence: Summer 2022 Town Halls
This summer, the Southern Center for Human Rights will be convening conversations around policing, violence,…
READ MORE >Atlanta Police Department’s Quota System Harms Us All
By Abby Cook, Southern Center for Human Rights Microsoft Fellow On April 11, 2022, CBS46…
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