Tag: Southern Center for Human Rights
Why a diverse coalition wants to repeal Georgia’s citizen’s arrest law
After three private citizens were charged with the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, a diverse coalition of activists, politicians, and even some police want to modify Georgia’s Civil War–era citizen’s arrest law.
What is Georgia’s proposed police protections bill? And why is it controversial?
Georgia House Bill 838 passed the legislature in June and is on Governor Brian Kemp's desk. While proponents say it provides necessary protections for police and first responders, some civil rights groups argue that it is a tool to muzzle protestors. Here's how the legislation quickly came to be and what people are saying about it.
How Georgia’s criminal justice reform law almost left former inmate Aron Tuff behind
In June 1995, Aron Tuff was charged for his third felony conviction and put behind bars for with mandatory life without parole. Twenty one years later, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal's criminal justice reform almost forgot Tuff—but the Southern Center for Human Rights didn't.
Commentary: Criminal justice reform in Georgia cannot end with Governor Deal
Sara Totonchi and Marissa McCall Dodson of the nonprofit law firm Southern Center for Human Rights on how the next governor of Georgia must continue Governor Nathan Deal's mission of criminal justice reform.
After Supreme Court victory, Stephen Bright won’t rest his defense of the poor and the powerless
“I do not believe that I have made any sacrifices."
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