The Southern Center for Human Rights
The Southern Center for Human Rights is dedicated to enforcing the human rights of people in the criminal justice system in the Deep South. Based in Atlanta, SCHR challenges unconstitutional and illegal criminal justice practices that target the poor, people of color and marginalized groups; represents people facing the death penalty who would otherwise have no representation; and seeks to transform the justice system into one that is fair, transparent, humane, and effective.
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- Publication:SCHRDate of Publication:01/01/2009
SCHR releases Second Edition of its Parole Handbook: A Guide to the Parole Consideration Process for People in Georgia Prisons and their Families.
To see that document, click here...
- Publication:SCHR StatementDate of Publication:12/12/2008
Statement of Stephen B. Bright, President and Senior Counsel of the Southern Center for Human Rights.
“It is very difficult to convince 12 people to take the life of another person. That’s because every person is more than the worst thing that he has ever done – even those who have committed horrendous crimes. Killing another human being is the absolute last resort. And because of life imprisonment without parole, the jury was not required to resort to the death penalty to punish and to protect the community.
- Date of Publication:10/17/2008
SCHR Sheds Light on Corrupt Private Probation History with new report.
The Americus Times Recorder reports on the SCHR's new report on the troubling history and practices of private misdemeanor probation in the state of Georgia. Click here for the report.