RALEIGH, N.C. (Sept. 16, 2025) — Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) has reached a settlement with the North Carolina Parole Commission that will implement key changes to how it conducts parole reviews for people who were sentenced to North Carolina prison as...
DURHAM, N.C. (November 25, 2024) — Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) has released an updated copy of the Umar Muhammad Clean Slate toolkit, which helps individuals determine their expunction relief eligibility and the steps to remove charges and convictions...
RALEIGH , N.C. (Oct. 31, 2024) — North Carolina human rights organizations signed onto a letter to demand the release of 400 incarcerated women and 1,500 incarcerated men to ease dangerous, inhumane overcrowding after evacuations and shut-downs due to Hurricane...
BURLINGTON, N.C. (Sept. 11, 2024) — Several organizations will come together this month to host a powerful reentry event featuring performances of stories from the Hidden Voices’ project ReVisioning Rural Reentry. The stories, which highlight critical perspectives fro…
DURHAM, N.C. (Sept. 4, 2024) — During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, North Carolina safely sent thousands of people home early from prison with no negative impact to public safety, according to a new report, “Safe Return,” from Southern Coalition for Social Ju…
This Second Chance Month, we celebrate reentry heroes who invest in community members returning home after incarceration.
Cover Photo Credit: Rodrigo Dorfman View and Download Umar Muhammad Clean Slate Toolkit For media inquiries: Michelle Rash mrash@rlfcommunications.com 336-553-1733 (office)336-823-5501 (mobile) Durham, N.C. — The Southern Coalition for Social Justice has launched a...
New Bern, N.C. — Community Organizer Baqir Mujahid was recently recognized for his reentry and employment work at Wash Away Unemployment’s RESTORE: Second Chance Gala on Saturday, October 7. The late SCSJ Community Organizer, Umar Muhammad, was also posthumously...
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 best way to refer to people behind bars. Of the options we offered, 38 percent preferred “incarcerated...
Guest Commentary from by Tessie Castillo at QNotes ENGAGE: Write a letter to the editor For 1.6 million North Carolinians, the worst part of job searching is not the interview, but the moment they drop off the application. Nearly every employment application contains...
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 advancement and collective achievement. We did not hesitate to help returning veterans with the GI Bill. We...
White House Honors Champion of Change Daryl Atkinson On Monday, June 30, 2014 the White House honored local "Champions of Change" who are doing extraordinary work to facilitate employment opportunities for individuals formerly involved in the justice system. ...