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SCSJ’s ‘Safe Return’ Report Details Successes of NC Releasing People Early from Prison

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 Justice released as part of its Reframing Public Safety Series.

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Voting Rights

NC Supreme Court Sides with Political Operatives Instead of Voters in Defamation Case

RALEIGH, N.C. (May 23, 2024) — The North Carolina Supreme Court sided with out-of-state political operatives Thursday in an opinion condoning agents of former state…

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Voting Rights

SCOTUS Rules Against SC’s Black Voters, Allows Racially Discriminatory Maps to Stand

DURHAM, N.C. (May 29, 2024) — In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court today issued a decision that reversed a federal trial court’s unanimous finding…

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Environmental Justice

NC Environmental Advocates Unite to Challenge Duke Energy’s Carbon Plan

DURHAM, N.C. (May 21, 2024) — Environmental justice organizations filed to intervene in Duke Energy’s Carbon Plan to ensure the voices of frontline communities are…

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Voting Rights

Galveston Community Stands Together for Review of Redistricting Case

NEW ORLEANS, La. (May 14, 2024) – Today, the en banc hearing in the redistricting case Petteway v. Galveston County concluded. The hearing took place…

Justice System Reform

REPORT: North Carolina’s Education System Stuck in Cycle of Racism

DURHAM, N.C. (May 1, 2024) — Significant racial disparities continue to infect North Carolina’s school system, disproportionately impacting students of color, according to Southern Coalition…

Environmental Justice

SCSJ Presents Environmental Tools at Sampson County Science Fair

CLINTON, N.C. (April 29, 2024) — Sampson County became a nexus for environmental activism and empowerment as researchers and advocates gathered to present their findings…

Communications

SCSJ Hosts Carbon Plan Virtual Hearing Watch Party

DURHAM, N.C. (April 24, 2024) – Southern Coalition for Social Justice hosted North Carolina residents for a panel and watch party of the North Carolina…

Environmental Justice

Community, Advocacy Groups Ask NC Agencies for Clear Goals on Environmental Justice

DURHAM (April 23, 2024) — In a series of comment letters, community and environmental groups called on North Carolina’s cabinet agencies for meaningful action, not…

Voting Rights

Federal Court Declares North Carolina Racist Voting Law Unconstitutional

GREENSBORO, N.C. (April 23, 2024) — A federal court has ruled that District Attorneys in North Carolina can no longer enforce a racist law allowing…

Voting Rights

District Court Allows South Carolina’s Racially Gerrymandered Congressional Map to Remain in Place for 2024 Election Cycle

COLUMBIA, S.C. (March 28, 2024) — A three-judge district court issued an order allowing South Carolina’s racially gerrymandered congressional map to remain in place for…

Voting Rights

Black Voters in South Carolina Urge Supreme Court to Allow Fair Maps in 2024 Elections

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 25, 2024) — South Carolina should not be able to hold elections using racially gerrymandered congressional districts in this year’s elections, according…

Voting Rights

Mail Returned as Undeliverable in List Maintenance

Voting rights advocates released a memorandum addressing the challenges and implications surrounding the use of mail returned as undeliverable in voter list maintenance. The memo…