Justice System Reform

Prisons and police culture gone rogue

This post originally appeared in the St Louis American
By Christi Griffin
There are few who did not rise to the occasion, who did not…

Daryl Atkinson Interviewed on To the Point about Ban the Box

After 20 years of being “tough on crime,” local cops have arrested almost one third of all Americans. Their records are easily available to banks,…

Written consent as a tool of racial equity

Written consent as a tool of racial equity By Ian A.Mance This piece first appeared on The Durham News website on August 22, 2014. It…

Position Filled: Employment Opportunity Legal Corps Staff Attorney

Positions Have Been Filled as of September 22, 2014 Employment Opportunity Legal Corps Staff Attorney (2 positions available) The Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) …

Overview: the work of SCSJ

Clean Slate   Racial Profiling
  Disenfranchised by Voter ID in NC
  People Change
  Voting Rights and Section 5
  Champions of Change…

Rep. David Price to visit SCSJ

David Price to Visit Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ)   Following SCSJ staff attorney Daryl Atkinson’s recent trip to the White House to receive a…

Clean Slate Work: The Necessity of Second Chances for Justice-Involved People

Aaron Bryant is a summer intern at SCSJ, focusing on community organizing for our Criminal Justice Reform program. Aaron wrote the following reflections of his…

People Change: Why Clean Slate Matters

America has 5% of the world’s total population but 25% of the world’s prisoners. 65 million people have a criminal record in the United States.…

Real Experiences with Racial Profiling

Since early 2013, the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, in conjunction with our partners in the FADE coalition, has been sounding the alarm with city…

Justice System Reform

Alternatives to School Suspension Are More Effective at Changing Student Behavior

In the 2012-13 school year, North Carolina students missed more than 750,000 school days due to suspension. Though suspension is the most widely used disciplinary…

Private Prison Profiteers

Private Prisons: The Injustice League The two largest private prison providers in the U.S. each rake in tens of millions of dollars every year. How…

The Clean Slate program offers a true second chance

Our country was founded on principles of equal opportunity, basic human rights and justice. As a nation, we have overcome social problems using both individual…