Justice System Reform

Why #BanTheBox Matters: Durham's Success Story

Want proof that “ban the box” policies help people with criminal records secure good jobs while helping employers hire good workers? You’ll find it in…

TalkPoverty LIVE focuses on Durham's "Ban the Box" success

SCSJ Staff Attorney Daryl Atkinson discussed critical policy issues relating to poverty in America with fellow expert panelists on Thursday’s TalkPoverty LIVE! webcast. Joining him…

Why I support the 'Final Words' book project

Final Words: 517 executed prisoners of Texas Death Row share their last words. It’s time to listen!
This is not a typical SCSJ blog post.…

SCSJ Welcomes Employment Opportunity Legal Corps Attorneys

The Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) is proud to welcome attorneys Dave Hall and Bethan Eynon to work in our Clean Slate Program. Their…

A Ferguson Near You: police brutality and racism

In the aftermath of the events in Ferguson, Missouri, Duke Law’s Black Law Student Association brought together a panel of experts to discuss the issue…

Success In Campaign Against Durham PD Racial Profiling

We are glad to report that the campaign against racial profiling in Durham has begun to result in important and concrete changes to departmental policies.…

The Drug War and the Mass Incarceration It Caused: Where We Are and Where We Still Must Go

Posted by Renaldo Pearson at Huffington Post 09/16/2014 9:11 am EDT Updated: 09/16/2014 9:59 am EDT The Drug War and the Mass Incarceration It Caused:…

Durham adopts written-consent policy for searches

Ray Gronberg DURHAM — Starting Oct. 1, all Durham Police Department officers will obtain a person’s written permission before undertaking a so-called “consent search” of…

Durham City Council begins spelling out views on police issues

Council begins spelling out views on police issues This piece first appeared on the Herald-Sun website on Sep. 02, 2014 @ 10:44 PM Ray Gronberg…

City Council Decisions On Durham Police Department

This radio interview originally aired on WUNC’s The State of Things on September 2, 2014 City Council Decisions On Durham Police Department    Listen to…

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,…