U.S. Supreme Court declines to immediately hear N.C. voting law case
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to immediately hear an appeal in a case challenging the state’s 2013 voting law, where the lower appeals court…
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Words matter: the importance of humanizing criminal justice vocabulary
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…
Youth Justice Project
The School-to-Prison Pipeline in Action
At a recent talk I gave on the School-to-Prison Pipeline, a school board member in the audience strongly objected to the metaphor and said he…
Man convicted of fatally shooting Michael Jordan’s father seeks new trial
The man convicted of fatally shooting Michael Jordan’s father in eastern North Carolina more than two decades ago hopes to win a new trial with…
New evidence in Daniel Green’s case, SCSJ attorneys are seeking a new trial
Contact: Joyce Fitzpatrick
919-247-4400
joyce@fitzpatrickcomm.com
For Immediate Release
Daniel Green Files Motion for New Trial
COMPELLING NEW EVIDENCE RAISES SIGNIFICANT QUESTIONS ABOUT LUMBERTON
MAN’S MURDER…
Court Says Packing Black Voters in Districts is Unconstitutional
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 25, 2015
Contact: Anita Earls, Southern Coalition for Social Justice 919-794-4198 (Office)
U.S. SUPREME COURT’S DECISION IN ALABAMA REDISTRICTING CASE…
Contact: Anita Earls, Southern Coalition for Social Justice 919-794-4198 (Office)
U.S. SUPREME COURT’S DECISION IN ALABAMA REDISTRICTING CASE…
"Ban the Box" campaign gains momentum in Washington
This story was written by Josh Gerstein and appeared on politico.com on March 25, 2015
Obama urged to ease hiring of ex-prisoners
A group of…
Obama urged to ease hiring of ex-prisoners
A group of…
Youth Justice Project
Progress on NC school suspensions, violence, but more to do | News & Observer
*Originally published in the News & Observer
Incidents of school crime and violence, short- and long-term suspensions, alternative learning program placements and corporal punishment were all…
Welcoming the 'most vulnerable'
This editorial appeared in The Herald-Sun on Sunday, March 8, 2015.
More than 2,100 unaccompanied immigrant children have been placed with sponsors – often family…
Selma march feels like 'hope and justice magnified'
Susan Burton of A New Way of Life in Los Angeles and Daryl Atkinson of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice finally got their turn…
School board supports migrant children issue
This story was written by Gregory Childress and was originally published in The Herald-Sun on Tuesday, March 3, 2015.
DURHAM-The school board has adopted a…
DURHAM-The school board has adopted a…
Public support increases for immigrant children in North Carolina
In keeping with its commitment to address issues of racial equity in education, SCSJ is continuing to work to help empower the immigrant community in…