SCSJ's Daryl Atkinson discusses "On the Run" on HuffPost Live
Senior Attorney Daryl Atkinson joined host Marc Lamont Hill and University of Wisconsin Sociologist Alice Goffman in a HuffPost Live discussion of Goffman’s book, “On…
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Youth Justice Project
The Negative Impacts of SB 343
North Carolina already has a massive school-to-prison pipeline and an alarming number of youth in the adult criminal system, and both crises may soon worsen. Rep. Jerry Tillman filedSB…
Youth Justice Project
School Resource Officer Census Released
Last month, the North Carolina Department of Public Safety’s Center for Safer Schools (CFSS) released its 2015 North Carolina School Resource Officer Census. The Census defines school resource…
Youth Justice Project
Suspension Prevention is Everybody’s Business
Across North Carolina and the nation, what’s often referred to as “the great equalizer” turns students away. Schools suspend students for not attending school. Yes, really.…
Wake Voters Sue Over New County Commission Districts
For Immediate Release Contact: Beverley Clark, 919-247-4207
Anita Earls, 919-794-4198,
anita@scsj.org
Wake Voters Sue Over New County Commission Districts Voters in overpopulated districts claim…
Anita Earls, 919-794-4198,
anita@scsj.org
Wake Voters Sue Over New County Commission Districts Voters in overpopulated districts claim…
U.S. Supreme Court declines to immediately hear N.C. voting law case
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to immediately hear an appeal in a case challenging the state’s 2013 voting law, where the lower appeals court…
Words matter: the importance of humanizing criminal justice vocabulary
Inmate. Prisoner. Other. Discussed.
What to call incarcerated people: Your feedback
By BLAIR HICKMAN
We received more than 200 responses to our callout asking the…
Youth Justice Project
The School-to-Prison Pipeline in Action
At a recent talk I gave on the School-to-Prison Pipeline, a school board member in the audience strongly objected to the metaphor and said he…
Man convicted of fatally shooting Michael Jordan’s father seeks new trial
The man convicted of fatally shooting Michael Jordan’s father in eastern North Carolina more than two decades ago hopes to win a new trial with…
New evidence in Daniel Green’s case, SCSJ attorneys are seeking a new trial
Contact: Joyce Fitzpatrick
919-247-4400
joyce@fitzpatrickcomm.com
For Immediate Release
Daniel Green Files Motion for New Trial
COMPELLING NEW EVIDENCE RAISES SIGNIFICANT QUESTIONS ABOUT LUMBERTON
MAN’S MURDER…
"Ban The Box" Advocates Call For Executive Order At White House
Criminal justice reform advocates are meeting with top White House advisers on Wednesday to help people who’ve done their time, Politico reports. They’re urging President…
Court Says Packing Black Voters in Districts is Unconstitutional
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 25, 2015
Contact: Anita Earls, Southern Coalition for Social Justice 919-794-4198 (Office)
U.S. SUPREME COURT’S DECISION IN ALABAMA REDISTRICTING CASE…
Contact: Anita Earls, Southern Coalition for Social Justice 919-794-4198 (Office)
U.S. SUPREME COURT’S DECISION IN ALABAMA REDISTRICTING CASE…