Southern Center for Human Rights
Programs
Impact Litigation Unit
SCHRs Impact Litigation Unit files civil suits to protect our communities against numerous injustices. This includes defending people who face severe criminal charges and receive harsh sentences; people who are incarcerated as a form of wealthbased detention; and people who suffer abuse and inhumane treatment in jails and prisons.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.5MCapital Litigation Unit
SCHRs Capital Litigation Unit provides direct representation to clients who are facing or who have received death sentences; consults with other capital defense teams and shares our expertise at trainings and conferences; and advocates for reforms to curtail the use of or abolish the death penalty.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.5MPublic Policy Advocacy Unit
SCHRs Public Policy Unit develops and advocates for legislation that reforms harshsentencing laws, provides alternatives to incarceration, abolishes the death penalty, strengthens the public defender system, and ends the criminalization of poverty. This unit works to engage and support local communities in advocating for needed criminal justice reforms.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.2M
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