Resource for Detained or Deported Parents
The Women’s Refugee Commission has announced the release of its groundbreaking new publication, Detained or Deported: What about my children? What to do if you…
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Collateral Consequences of Incarceration the subject of congressional hearing on 6/26
The bipartisan Overcriminalization Task Force of the House Judiciary Committee has scheduled its eighth hearing this Thursday, June 26, 2014, at 9:30 am at 2237…
DOCUMENTED watch party 6/29!
The United States is home to a vast majority of people who are direct decedents of immigrants or who are immigrants themselves. Our politicians devote…
Tuition Equity for Undocumented Students
All North Carolina students should have the opportunity to continue their education so they can gain the skills that will boost their careers and help…
Engaging young voters
Young Voters
Young people can be a difficult audience to reach and enthuse about political issues. NARAL Pro-Choice North Carolina Foundation tackled this challenge by…
These Eight Charts Show Why Racial Equality Is a Myth in America (repost)
These Eight Charts Show Why Racial Equality Is a Myth in America (via Moyers & Company)
Ta-Nehisi Coates’ cover story at The Atlantic, “The Case…
The Unvarnished Truth about the Prison Family Journey
The Unvarnished Truth about the Prison Family Journey
The first boldly honest resource for those affected by mass incarceration in the U.S. is stimulating powerful…
Redistricting Principles Endorsed
SCSJ Endorses Redistricting Principles For a More Perfect Union
On June 17, 2014 Common Cause released a set of Redistricting Principles For a More Perfect…
Durham Police Problems Persist
Video shows Durham Police use of force
Re-emphasizing the need for immediate action to curb racial profiling by Durham Police, a video was released this…
Anita Earls on 'To The Point'
SCSJ Executive Director Anita Earls appeared on ‘To The Point,’ discussing evidence of voter suppression and the ongoing need for a strong Voting Rights Act.…
Youth Justice Project
Changing the Course of Anti-Bullying Policy and Law
If advocates, policymakers, and lawmakers hope to plug the school-to-prison pipeline they must embrace policies and programs that are anti-bullying rather than anti-bully.
Communities often…
End the Immigrant Detention Quota
34 Days to End the 34,000 Immigrant Detention Quota
June 9 to July 12
Reposted from Detention Watch Network
The next 34 days are critical…
The next 34 days are critical…