Transparency & Accountability
SCSJ believes 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.
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Holding Officials Accountable
We pursue legal advocacy pathways to hold officials accountable when they violate the rights of the communities they are meant to serve.
How Transparency Protects
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.
Transparency & Accountability cases
Settled
Lawsuit Against Central Piedmont Community College
Ongoing
Rev. Shannon v. Town of Edenton
Transparency & Accountability resources
Digital Tool + Toolkit
Police in Schools: How to File a Complaint
Digital Tool
Racial Equity Report Cards
Digital Tool
Open Data Policing
Transparency & Accountability News
Ending Mass Incarceration + Justice System Reform + Transparency and Accountability
SCSJ Statement: ICE Detention Expansion Threatens Southern Communities
Justice System Reform + Transparency and Accountability
U.S. Citizen Represented by Civil Rights Groups Files Federal Claims After Violent Immigration Stop in Charlotte
Justice System Reform + Transparency and Accountability
Charges Dropped against UNCG Student, Partner After Violent Arrest
Justice System Reform + Transparency and Accountability