The Southern Center for Human Rights
HEADLINES
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27th April 2016
We enthusiastically support the Governor’s signing of SB367, a criminal justice reform bill that will positively impact thousands of Georgians.
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4th April 2016
STATESBORO, GEORGIA – Today, the Southern Center for Human Rights (SCHR) and Hunton & Williams LLP, filed Davison v.
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29th March 2016
For the 16th year in a row, SCHR was a daily presence at the Georgia General Assembly. There were major victories this year, including the comprehensive Criminal Justice Reform Bill, an increased budget for Georgia’s public defender system, and reforms on grand jury procedures in police use of force cases. There were setbacks, the gutting of Georgia’s judicial watchdog agency. We helped stop several dangerous pieces of legislation, including a bill that would have mandated collection of DNA from every person arrested for “certain serious felonies” before their innocence or guilt was determined.
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15th March 2016
The Southern Center for Human Rights applauds the latest step by the Department of Justice to address inequality in the nation’s busiest courts.
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11th March 2016
Cuts totaling $13.5 million to Fulton County’s justice agencies have created a crisis as they brace for the fallout from the elimination of Fulton Pretrial Services.