“A death sentence as well:” Deadly Conditions Worsen in GA Prisons and Jails
On April 27, Public Policy Director Tiffany Williams Roberts was featured on Georgia Public Broadcasting’s Political Rewind to discuss deadly…
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“Fix this Mistake:” Justice for Toforest Johnson
On a Sunday last month, over 400 people filled Highlands United Methodist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, to support our client Toforest Johnson, who has spent the past 25 years on Alabama’s death row.
SCHR Hosts International Human Rights Advocates in Atlanta
On April 26, the United Nations’ International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement (UN EMLER) heard testimony from human rights organizations and people impacted by state violence at Atlanta’s Auburn Avenue Research Library.
Six Takeaways from Phase One of SCHR’s Community Safety & Police Violence Town Hall Series
By Tyler Gay, Microsoft Policy Research Fellow at SCHR Over the past eight months, I’ve had the privilege of traveling…
Legislative Update: Sine Die Edition
The Georgia General Assembly adjourned sine die over midnight on Thursday, March 30, ending the 2023 session. Over the last three months, lawmakers…
AJC Op-Ed: Georgia must do right by public defenders, people they serve
By Atteeyah Hollie Anniversary of Supreme Court ruling requiring lawyers be provided for poor defendants lets us reflect on progress, ongoing…
Legislative Update: Day 38
Good afternoon partners, Tomorrow will mark Legislative Day 38. With only two more legislative days of the session for this…
SCHR Statement on Cop City RICO Indictment
We are aware of Fulton County Indictment 23SC189192, which relates to Stop Cop City protests. The Attorney General has indicted…
Southern Center for Human Rights and Color Of Change Urge Fulton County Commissioners Against Transferring People Incarcerated in the Fulton County Jail to Facilities Outside Metro Atlanta
On Monday, September 18, 2023, the Southern Center for Human Rights (SCHR) and Color Of Change (COC) sent a letter to Fulton County Board of Commissioners Chairman Rob Pitts, urging the Chairman to reconsider his proposal to transfer people incarcerated in the Fulton County Jail to facilities outside of Metro Atlanta.
