Category: Features & Updates
SCHR Calls on U.S. Department of Justice to Intervene as Georgia Prisons Descend into COVID-19-Related Chaos
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, conditions in Georgia prisons have deteriorated to the point of…
READ MORE >Black Philanthropy Month 2020: Mawuli Davis on Looking Forward and Giving Back
This year’s theme for Black Philanthropy Month is “Foresight 20/20.” SCHR explored this theme with…
READ MORE >With Two Open Letters, Georgia Attorneys and Activists Take a Stand
On February 23, Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was fatally shot in Glynn County,…
READ MORE >Governor Kemp Signs Police Protection Bill into Law
Despite the best efforts of many advocates, Governor Kemp signed HB 838, which will provide enhanced…
READ MORE >Experience or Witness Misconduct by Atlanta Police? Share it With Us!
During recent protests, many people have had their rights violated by the Atlanta Police Department,…
READ MORE >Halfway Home, Half a Chance
The Covid-19 pandemic has made clear that jails and prisons are not as separate from…
READ MORE >Southern Center for Human Rights, ACLU File Motion for Preliminary Injunction to Require Clayton County Sheriff to Protect People in Jail from Escalating COVID-19 Outbreak
Today, the Southern Center for Human Rights, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the ACLU…
READ MORE >Use of Force Advisory Council Releases Initial Recommendations
On June 4, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued an administrative order creating a Use…
READ MORE >House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee To Meet for Second Hearing on Citizen’s Arrest Statute
Tomorrow, July 23, the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee will meet for another hearing on Georgia’s…
READ MORE >House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee to Hear Testimony on Whether to Repeal Georgia’s Citizen’s Arrest Law
Tomorrow, July 13th, at 10 AM, the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee, which has jurisdiction over…
READ MORE >Civil Rights Groups File Federal Lawsuit Against Clayton County Sheriff for Failure to Protect People in Jail from Escalating COVID-19 Outbreak
Last night, the Southern Center for Human Rights, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the…
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