Transparency & Accountability

JUSTICE SYSTEM REFORM

Holding Officials Accountable

Those in power must be held accountable. If state or local officials misuse their power against marginalized people or communities, we stand with those directly impacted and help them fight back.

Edenton confederate monument with the sign "remove this statue"

When those in power are not held accountable, the harms ripple outward.

Marginalized people and communities are the first and hardest hit, but the damage corrodes trust in government for everyone. Abuses of authority multiply when left unchecked, allowing injustice to become routine. Without transparency, institutions designed to serve the public instead end up silencing, disempowering, and endangering the very people they are meant to protect.

Featured Cases

JUSTICE SYSTEM REFORM

Lawsuit Against Central Piedmont Community College

N.C. residents sued Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) and its Board of Trustees due to CPCC’s efforts to hide information about its development of a controversial public safety training facility.

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Edenton Confederate Monument with large x covering it to demonstrate that its racist origins are unjust.

JUSTICE SYSTEM REFORM

Rev. Shannon v. Town of Edenton

SCSJ filed a lawsuit alleging the Edenton Town Council and Chowan County Board of Commissioners brokered an unlawful secret deal to relocate the Edenton Confederate Monument.

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Transparency & Accountability Resources

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Racial Equity Report Cards (RERCs) with a silhouette of the state of North Carolina, produced by the Youth Justice Project

Racial Equity Report Cards

The RERCs use public data to provide a snapshot of a community’s school-to-prison pipeline, including any racial disproportionalities that exist in the pipeline.

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Open Data Policing User Interface

Open Data Policing

This platform aggregates, visualizes, and publishes public records related to all known traffic stops to have occurred in North Carolina since 2002, in Illinois since 2005, and in Maryland since 2013.

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SRO Resource Tool User Interface

Police in Schools: How to File a Complaint

This first-of-its-kind tool aims to help students, parents, and school employees navigate local policies regarding filing school grievances in connection with SROs.

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Transparency & Accountability News

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Justice System Reform

Charges Dropped against UNCG Student, Partner After Violent Arrest

GREENSBORO, N.C. (Jan. 21, 2026) — Criminal charges against UNC-Greensboro (UNCG) student Alisia Rea, 22, and her partner, Quinten Thomas, 24, were voluntarily dismissed today in Guilford County District Court following their violent arrest by UNCG police last fall.    Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) represents both Rea and Thomas, whose arrest on October 6,…

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Dominique Erney poses for a photo with Alisia Rea and Quinten Thomas
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An Update on Edenton Confederate Monument, SCSJ’s Related Case

In early 2025, Southern Coalition for Social Justice filed a lawsuit in Chowan County Superior Court on behalf of five Eastern North Carolina residents alleging the Edenton Town Council and Chowan County Board of Commissioners brokered an unlawful deal to relocate the Edenton Confederate monument to the grounds of the Chowan County Courthouse in downtown…

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Edenton Confederate Monument

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