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Category: Prison & Jail Conditions

COVID-19 Behind Bars: A Handbook for Incarcerated People

In prisons and jails characterized by unsanitary conditions and inadequate healthcare, COVID-19 represents an unprecedented threat. While…

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Georgia Justice Reform Partnership Sends Letter to Georgia DOC; Board of Pardons and Paroles Urging Immediate Action in light of COVID-19

The Georgia Justice Reform Partnership (GJRP) is a diverse coalition of organizations and individuals committed…

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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…

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Friends of Shauntrice Murry Push for her Immediate Release

We were all incarcerated at Lee Arrendale State Prison with Shauntrice Murry. We know that…

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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…

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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…

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Judge Grants Injunction to Halt Solitary Confinement and to Remedy “Repulsive” Conditions for Women at South Fulton Jail

United States District Court Judge William M. Ray, II issued a preliminary injunction ordering the Sheriff of…

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DOJ Files Statement of Interest in SCHR Case

In April, the Southern Center for Human Rights (SCHR), along with the Georgia Advocacy  Office,…

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Victorian Asylum or Modern Jail?

By Sara Totonchi, Executive Director When K.H. was arrested in Atlanta in November of 2018,…

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Are Alabama Sheriffs Violating Federal Law? It’s Time to Investigate.

Today, in a letter sent to the United States Attorneys for the Northern, Middle, and…

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