Crossover Day 2021
Welcome to Crossover Day in the Georgia General Assembly! Today is the deadline for bills to pass out of their…
Category: News
Help people in prison get their stimulus checks!
People in prison have every right to receive their stimulus payments, because the CARES Act never precluded them from eligibility….
Action Alert: Oppose SB 171
The anti-protest and anti-defund bill, Senate Bill 171, has been scheduled for a first hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee…
Action Alert: NO on HB 534
House Bill 534, the Governor’s overly punitive street racing legislation, has been scheduled for a hearing in the House Public Safety & Homeland…
Action Alert: Oppose HB 286
House Bill 286 is scheduled for a vote by the full House of Representatives on February 24. This bill prohibits…
Civil Rights Attorneys Sue to Protect Protesters’ First Amendment Rights
Yesterday, the Southern Center for Human Rights, Law Offices of Gerry Weber, LLC, Dreyer Sterling, LLC, and Mitchell & Shapiro,…
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 hospitals and healthcare workers are…
Your Voice Needed: Tell Your Senator to Vote NO on HB 838
In a sneaky last-minute move, Senate Republicans are trying to circumvent the legislative process, by hijacking House Bill 838 to…
Your Voice Needed: Protect the Constitutional Right to Counsel
Georgia’s Public Defender System is in crisis. The Georgia legislature has proposed budget cuts that, if passed, will bring the…
