SCHR Client Olivia Pearson Acquitted
Yesterday, a Wayne County jury returned a not-guilty verdict – after just 20 minutes of deliberation – for Southern Center…
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Governor Deal’s Final Criminal Justice Reform Push
Last week, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal unveiled what is arguably his toughest criminal justice reform push yet, according to the…
Executing the Sick and Frail in Alabama
On January 25th, Alabama had planned to execute a man who cannot remember the crime for which he had been sentenced to…
Bail Reform Comes to Atlanta
Money bail is American exceptionalism of the wrong variety. The United States is one of just two countries worldwide (the…
Reminder: Corporations Are Profiting Off Of Migrant Detention
The stories being reported from our country’s Southern border are horrifying. It is worth remembering that two corporations are profiting…
Georgia Prisoners Are Subjected to “Harshest and Most Draconian” Solitary Confinement Units in the Nation
*Content Warning: some images are disturbing & contain blood* The Special Management Unit (SMU) at Georgia Diagnostic & Classification Prison…
Problems at Fulton County State and Magistrate Court Public Defender Office Are Brought To Light
In recent months, the Southern Center for Human Rights has received complaints from both clients of and staff attorneys at…
Georgia Prisoners Reach Settlement to Reform One of the “Harshest and Most Draconian” Solitary Confinement Units in the Nation
The Southern Center for Human Rights and Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP, have reached a settlement with the Georgia Department…
FIRST STEP ACT passes the Senate
The FIRST STEP Act (FSA) is a national, bipartisan piece of legislation that passed the Senate last night, in a…
