Senate Study Committee on Revising Voting Rights Recommends No Changes to Current Law
This year, a bipartisan group of state senators convened to form the Senate Study Committee on Revising Voting Rights for…
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Southern Center for Human Rights Sends Warning Letter to City of Clarkston Regarding Unlawful Practices in the Clarkston Municipal Court
On Friday, attorneys from the Southern Center for Human Rights sent a letter to Clarkston Mayor Ted Terry, Clarkston City…
Georgia Must Test the DNA Evidence in Imminent Scheduled Execution
In just two days, on Wednesday, November 13th, Georgia state officials have scheduled an execution despite the fact that they…
Currently incarcerated? Have a past criminal record?
If you or someone you know is having trouble voting because of a conviction or having trouble getting a ballot…
Legislative Updates
Today is the fifth day of the 2019 Legislative session, and things are in full swing. As we reported last…
The 2019 Legislative Session has Begun
On Monday, the 2019 Legislative Session began with the swearing in of Governor Brian Kemp, Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan, Secretary…
Remembering our Friend and Hero, Lewis Sinclair
Ten years ago today, the world lost a true luminary. A dear friend of the Southern Center, Lewis Sinclair, peacefully…
Death Sentences are Dwindling in Georgia, In Favor of a Different Kind of Death Sentence: Life in Prison Without the Possibility of Parole
It has been 4 years since a jury in the state of Georgia handed down a death sentence. This trend,…
Lighting the Fires of Freedom: A Conversation with Janet Dewart Bell
Who comes to mind when you think of leaders of the Civil Rights movement? Martin Luther King, Jr.? W.E.B. Du…
