Report Advocates for an End to Youth Incarcerations
As Durham County plans for a new youth detention center, social justice advocates seek alternatives to the incarceration of young people.
Pandemic Shows Just How Many School-Related Infractions End With the Criminal Justice System
When schools shut down at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, juvenile delinquency complaints decreased. Here’s what it means — and what it doesn’t.
N.C. Appeals Court Halted Candidate Filing, Then Opened It Again. How the March Primaries Will Shake Out Is Anyone’s Guess.
The maps could give Republicans as much as an 11–3 majority in Congress and potentially a supermajority in the state legislature. Democrats say the gerrymandered maps undermine democracy, but Republican leaders insist they are legally sound.
Republicans Are Racing to Pass Gerrymandered Congressional and Legislative Maps Before the March Primary Candidate Filing Deadline
Democrats see lawsuits as their only recourse.
Voting Rights Advocates Express Concerns Over Redistricting Process at N.C. General Assembly
“Improvements to the livestream are sorely needed to ensure the public can more clearly observe the map-drawing process.”
Education Advocates Criticize GOP Bill That Could Increase Penalties For Minor Classroom Infractions
The bill is counterintuitive during a period when youth advocates are calling for restorative justice measures to reduce students’ contact with the criminal justice system.
Durham Community Groups to Host Town Hall on Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Black students account for a disproportionate number of short-term suspensions and referrals to the criminal justice system.
More Southern Coalition for Social Justice Coverage
Op-Ed: Liberate Our Education from Deep Racial Bias and Disparities
During the 2018-2019 academic year, Black students comprised 86 percent of youth who found themselves on the receiving end of school-based complaints to the justice system, despite representing 44 percent of DPS enrollment.
This Online Tool Could Lead to a Clean Slate for Nonviolent Offenders
The program is named in honor of Umar Muhammad, who conducted 60 “Clean Slate” clinics across North Carolina before his sudden death in 2017.
Glass Jug to Hold Canadian Breakfast Stout Event Despite Founders Brewing’s Racism Scandal
Earlier this week, co-owner Chris Creech explained why—and said the Durham bottle shop would donate to the Southern Coalition for Social Justice for every CBS pint sold on Friday.
Federal Court Says Durham Must Separate Juveniles and Adults in County Jail
A federal judge has endorsed an agreement between county officials and the family of Uniece Fennell, who died in the jail in 2017.
Durham County, Family of Teen Who Died in Jail Reach Settlement
Lawyers representing Niecey Fennell’s family say the settlement will “lead to significant policy changes” at the Durham County Detention Facility.
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