Southern Center for Human Rights
Southern Center for Human Rights is a nonprofit law and advocacy group in Atlanta. It helps people affected by the criminal legal system in the Deep South by doing legal representation, lawsuits, policy advocacy, court watching, and public education.
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Death penalty representation, challenging inhumane confinement. Focuses on people of color, poor, mentally ill.
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What they offer 9
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Legal AidService
- Recently verified· Jul 12
Criminalization of Poverty WorkProgram
SCHR challenges money bail, fines and fees, and private probation systems that punish people because they are poor.
- Recently verified· Jul 12
Mass Incarceration and Prison Conditions LitigationProgram
SCHR challenges inhumane prison and jail conditions, extreme sentencing, and policies that grow incarceration.
- Recently verified· Jul 12
First Amendment Lawyer BridgeService
This rapid-response network connects protesters, organizers, journalists, and movement groups with First Amendment lawyers.
- Recently verified· Jul 12
Justice Watch GeorgiaProgram
Justice Watch Georgia trains and equips volunteers to observe Fulton County court proceedings and understand local justice issues.
- Recently verified· Jul 12
Death Penalty Representation and AdvocacyService
SCHR represents people facing the death penalty in Georgia and Alabama and works to stop executions and abolish the death penalty.
- Recently verified· Jul 12
The People’s VoiceProgram
SCHR collects stories from Atlanta community members about problems speaking during public comment at Atlanta City Council meetings.
- Recently verified· Jul 12
2026 Legislative AdvocacyProgram
SCHR works on Georgia policy priorities including confinement conditions, free speech, parole expansion, poverty decriminalization, and youth justice.
- Recently verified· Jul 12
50 Years Forward GalaEvent
SCHR’s annual gala celebrates 50 years of work for people impacted by the criminal legal system in the Deep South.
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