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November 18, 2014

Press Clipping: Inmates sue staff of Lanesboro Correctional

WBTV 3 News, Weather, Sports, and Traffic for Charlotte, NC ANSON COUNTY, NC (WBTV) – Five former prisoners of Lanesboro Correctional in Anson County say guards at the prison helped gang-affiliated inmates get weapons and wage attacks. They are now suing the facility. Additional Links Inmates: Officers at Lanesboro helped gang members wage attacks The […]

Category iconUncategorized Tag iconDaryl Atkinson,  Department of Public Safety,  Human Rights,  Lanesboro,  Lanesboro Correctional

March 24, 2014

Brutality of the Immigration Detention System

Oscar Quintero, Currently Detained Inside Etowah County Detention Center, Speaks Up on the Brutality of the Immigration Detention System Immigrant Rights Groups Block Entrance to Etowah County Detention Center Oscar Quintero, currently detained at one of the worst immigrant detention centers in the country, Etowah County Detention Center in Gadsden, Alabama joins the thousands of […]

Category iconHuman Rights,  Recent News Tag icondetention,  Human Rights,  Immigrants' Rights,  Mass Incarceration,  Racial Profiling

March 20, 2014

Truth: 'No One Is Disposable'

Recently, Reina Gossett and Dean Spade of Sylvia Rivera Law Project came together to co-facilitate a lively and brilliant online conversation about how a prison abolition framework informs queer and trans justice movements. This conversation arrives at a critical time where bodies that don’t fit into an established social norm are being shoved behind bars […]

Category iconCommunity Organizing,  Criminal Justice,  Human Rights,  Recent News Tag iconAdé Oni,  Human Rights,  Mass Incarceration,  prison,  prison abolition,  Sylvia Rivera Law Project,  Trans people

December 10, 2013

On Human Rights Day, #ReformStorm seeks Immigration Reform

Today is International Human Rights Day, celebrated annually on December 10 to remind the world of the importance of basic human rights. This year, a group of immigrant rights allies are working on a twitter storm (concentrated tweets going into Boehner and Cantor’s offices) focused on Internationall Human Rights Day today between 1pm ET – […]

Category iconCommunity Organizing,  Human Rights,  Recent News Tag iconCIR,  Comprehensive Immigration Reform,  Human Rights,  Immigrant Rights,  Immigrants' Rights,  International Human Rights Day,  Reform Storm,  Twitter Storm

October 25, 2013

SCSJ bids farewell to Rebecca Fontaine

Today is our last day with long-time community organizer, immigrants’ rights advocate, and social justice pioneer Rebecca Fontaine. We wish her all the best in her future endeavors! Below is Rebecca’s farewell letter  and photos from our time together. Dear compas in struggle, friends, and colleagues, I am writing to let you know that I […]

Category iconHuman Rights,  Recent News Tag iconcommunity organizing,  Human Rights,  Immigrant Rights,  Immigrants' Rights,  Immigration,  intern,  Rebecca Fontaine

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On Monday, NC voters will take on politicians trying to silence them at the polls. Follow NC’s voter ID trial (Holmes v. Moore) beginning April 12: youtu.be/GMf_Oe_-kIE #ncvoterIDtrial #holmes pic.twitter.com/UHIN…

About 52 minutes ago

We know NC deserves better than a voter ID law that: ❌ targets Black & Brown voters ❌ puts a poll tax on voting ❌ looks a lot like the last unconstitutional voter ID law. That’s why we’re taking the #ncga to court this week. #ncvoterIDtrial pic.twitter.com/K1N3…

About 4 hours ago

There’s no voter ID law that doesn’t hurt eligible voters — and NC’s latest discriminatory scheme is no exception. Follow the action as NC voters fight back — watch the Holmes v. Moore trial beginning April 12: youtu.be/GMf_Oe_-kIE #ncvoterIDtrial #ncpol pic.twitter.com/sYdz…

About 8 hours ago

Long before Georgia’s voter suppression law made national headlines, we took North Carolina’s latest Jim Crow-style attack on the freedom to vote to court. The trial begins Monday at 10 — watch it here: youtu.be/GMf_Oe_-kIE #ncvoterIDtrial #holmes pic.twitter.com/ZqGi…

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'States have the right to run elections as they see fit. However, states have a responsibility to ensure everyone is treated equally under the law.' | Winthrop professor debunks basis for restrictive voting laws wcnc.com/mobile/arti… via @wcnc

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