End Mass Incarceration: Roundup of Recent Developments
As part of SCSJ’s End Mass Incarceration Week observance, we are posting daily blogs about various issues affecting incarcerated people. This post by SCSJ macro…
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U.S. Immigrant Detention Centers: # NotOneMore
This post is part of SCSJ’s End Mass Incarceration Week series. It focuses on immigrant detention facilities in the U.S. NotOneMore Deportation.
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End Mass Incarceration Week
From April 5-13, 2014, SCSJ will be honoring End Mass Incarceration Week.
What is End Mass Incarceration Week? It is a week set aside to…
What is End Mass Incarceration Week? It is a week set aside to…
How Can We Manifest Hope into Freedom?
The American Prospect Longform recently published an article entitled, Is There Hope for the Survivors of the War on Drugs? by Senior Writer Monica Potts. …
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Durham’s Misdemeanor Diversion Program
Jasmine, 16, stood behind the defense table in Criminal Courtroom 4-D. She was in line with two dozen “real” adults in their 20’s, 30’s, and…
Clean Slate Clinic: The Full Rundown
On March 22nd, 2014, a coalition of community partners including the Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ), Durham Economic Resource Center (DERC), CAARE, Union Baptist…
Straight Talk's 1 Year Anniversary = Time to Celebrate!
The members of the Straight Talk Support Group invite you to their first Open House in celebration of their first anniversary!
Straight Talk is a…
Second chances for people with criminal records: SCSJ's Clean Slate Clinics
03/24/14: Thank you to everyone that helped make Saturday’s Clean Slate Clinic a huge success! We were able to screen over 350 community members, and…
Let My People Vote – the battle to end FL felon disenfranchisement
A recent protest in Florida brought new attention to an old problem: felon disenfranchisement. In many states, particularly in the South, people with felony convictions…
Truth: 'No One Is Disposable'
Recently, Reina Gossett and Dean Spade of Sylvia Rivera Law Project came together to co-facilitate a lively and brilliant online conversation about how a prison…
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Reducing Disparities and Promoting Equity in School Discipline
The State Constitution and U.S. Constitution guarantee students in North Carolina public schools equal protection under of the laws. Moreover, under federal civil rights laws, North Carolina public school students…
FADE coalition work changing the narrative around racial profiling
SCSJ is a proud partner in the Durham FADE Coalition. FADE’s work around racial profiling and selective drug enforcement is changing the narrative of the…