Action Alert- Tell the House Public Safety Committee STOP SB 504
SB 504 would require judges to impose cash bail for every felony offense, even as those accused are entitled to the presumption of innocence.
READ MORE >Crossover Day Legislative Update
Today at 10 a.m., the Georgia General Assembly gaveled in for Crossover Day. To remain…
READ MORE >Crossover Day Action Alert: Protect the Right to Protest & Cashless Bail
We are so grateful to our supporters who have taken action to oppose Senate Bill…
READ MORE >Settlement Reached in Civil Rights Lawsuit Challenging the Mass Arrest of 60+ Partygoers for Less Than an Ounce of Marijuana
Today, we’re happy to announce that a settlement has been reached in Williams v. City of…
READ MORE >Georgia Moves Closer to Establishing Fair Process for Determining Intellectual Disability in People Facing Death Penalty
In 1986, the state of Georgia executed a Black man with intellectual disability named Jerome…
READ MORE >Legislative Update
The Georgia General Assembly met last week for Legislative Days 21-24 and has reconvened this…
READ MORE >Action Alert: Protect the Right to Protest and Cashless Bail
We need your help to stop two dangerous and regressive bills that will be voted…
READ MORE >Southern Center for Human Rights & Innocence Project File Motion to Reconsider Order Denying Relief to Charles McCrory
In 1985, Charles McCrory was wrongly convicted of the murder of his wife, Julie Bonds, in Andalusia,…
READ MORE >Legislative Update
The Georgia General Assembly met last week for Legislative Days 19 & 20 and will…
READ MORE >ACTION ALERT: The Right to Protest is Under Attack in Georgia
Georgians have a proud history of getting in “good trouble” by exercising our rights to…
READ MORE >New Year, New Leadership at SCHR
We are excited to share that longtime SCHR attorney Atteeyah Hollie will now serve as the…
READ MORE >Legislative Update
The Georgia General Assembly met last week for Legislative Days 12-15 and will reconvene this…
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