Category: Features & Updates
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…
READ MORE >In Honor of Trans Kids, and Kids and Adults Everywhere Who Long for a More Just World
By SCHR Impact Litigation Director Christina Wilson Remlin I have been thinking about trans kids…
READ MORE >Justice for Danyel Smith
Danyel Smith was blamed for the death of his infant son in 2002, based on…
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Melissa Lucio’s Execution Halted The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has halted the execution of…
READ MORE >Post-Session Wrap-Up: Final 2022 Legislative Update
The Georgia General Assembly adjourned sine die on Monday, April 4, ending the 2021-2022 legislative…
READ MORE >SCHR Executive Director Terrica Ganzy Reflects on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Confirmation to the US Supreme Court
My grandmother, Birdie Lee Walker, along with her sister Matilda Schoby and their cousin Ernest…
READ MORE >DOJ Seeks Transparency from the GA Dept. of Corrections
In September 2020, SCHR implored the United States Department of Justice to intervene as Georgia prisons descended…
READ MORE >Press Release: Final Settlement Reached in South Fulton Jail Lawsuit
On April 4th, United States Northern District Judge William M. Ray, II approved the final…
READ MORE >Media Statement From JN, Resident of the South Fulton Jail
The below is attributable to JN, a plaintiff in Georgia Advocacy Office, et al. v….
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