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More progress in NC voting rights case

More progress in NC voting rights case Late in the afternoon on May 15, 2014 U.S. District Court Judge Schroeder upheld a magistrate’s ruling ordering…

Justice System Reform

Kids Make Mistakes

We all want our kids to learn from their mistakes, go to school and get good jobs. Yet, NC remains one of only two states in the…

NC immigrant children to gain access to public schools

On May 13, 2014,  Dr. June St. Clair Atkinson, the North Carolina State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Philip W. Price, the Chief Financial Officer…

Children have a right to access public education, regardless of immigration status!

As the school year comes to a close, some students can’t wait to leave the classroom. Some students, though, are still waiting to get in.…

FICPM on the vanguard of ending mass incarceration

SCSJ Criminal Justice Reform attorney Daryl Atkinson is a steering committee member of the Formerly Incarcerated and Convicted People’s Movement (FICPM). In the following radio…

Give Local America lets you help SCSJ TWICE as much!

You support social justice issues like voting rights, criminal justice reform, environmental justice, and human rights – and you’re not alone! We do too. Right…

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Cinco de Mayo and The Battle of Puebla

Mexican Courage Carries the Day By Christopher Minster of Association of Mexicans in North Carolina, Inc. (AMEXCAN) Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican holiday which…

Justice System Reform

No (More) Youth in the Criminal System

In its upcoming legislative session, the North Carolina General Assembly is poised to again take up a Republican-sponsored bill that would expose more youth to criminal prosecution…

Clean Slate Success in Durham

What is Clean Slate work and why is it important?
Involvement in the criminal justice system has negative side effects beyond a court case and…

Healthy Food Access, Where?

Which places do you envision “need access to nutritious food”?  Who do you believe has the right to access nutritious food? My guess is that…

Anti-Shackling: Reproductive Rights Behind Bars

As prison abolitionists work towards a world without prisons, public health practitioners and prison reformers must work alongside them to expose and mitigate the severe…

UNC journalism students explore race class and education in Durham, NC

There is no direct means by which a student becomes a dropout, unemployed or a criminal; there is no single decision, policy or process directly…