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SPLC Calls for Closing of Mississippi Youth Prison
11/17/2008
The Southern Poverty Law Center today called for the state of Mississippi to abandon the use of large youth prisons following a report showing that after almost four years, the state's Oakley Training School has made virtually no progress in ensuring that
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SPLC Sues Tennessee Cheese Company After Latino Workers Seeking Pay are Arrested, Threatened with Deportation
10/16/2008
A dozen Latino workers at a Tennessee cheese factory went weeks without pay and endured an abusive work environment before demanding paychecks from an employer, who then had them arrested, jailed and threatened with deportation, according to a lawsuit fil
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Thousands of Cheated Guestworkers to Recover Lost Wages in SPLC Forestry Case
10/09/2008
A federal judge's ruling this week means that thousands of foreign guestworkers represented by the Southern Poverty Law Center will recover wages owed to them by one of the nation's largest forestry contractors.
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SPLC, Civil Rights Groups File Complaints to End Neglect of Florida Students with Learning Disabilities
10/01/2008
The Southern Poverty Law Center and an alliance of civil rights groups have filed complaints against two of Florida's largest school districts, where students with disabilities endure a culture of neglect and harsh discipline that robs them of an educatio
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Forestry Company Held in Contempt for Misconduct in SPLC Lawsuit
09/16/2008
An Arkansas forestry company accused of cheating its foreign guestworkers out of their wages has been held in contempt of court for allowing supervisors to threaten workers.
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SPLC: Conditions at Mississippi Youth Prison Violating Court Agreement
09/03/2008
Three years after Mississippi agreed to stop the abuse and neglect of children detained at its youth prisons, a new report has found that students at Oakley Training School are being housed in a crumbling facility lacking the staff and planning needed.
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Judge Grants Class Action Status to Forestry Guestworker Suit
03/28/2008
Judge Grants Class Action Status to Forestry Guestworker Suit
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SPLC Settlement Protects Neglected Students in Mississippi County
08/22/2007
A Mississippi school district will make changes to protect students with disabilities.
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SPLC Seeks Justice for 'Jena 6'
08/15/2007
Responding to a groundswell of public outrage over the racially charged prosecutions of six black teens accused of attempted murder in Jena, La., SPLC has brought one of the state’s top defense attorneys into the looming court battle.
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SPLC Sues Leading Klan Group over Beating
07/25/2007
SPLC Sues Leading Klan Group over Beating
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SPLC Sues Mississippi to Stop Abuse of Girls at Juvenile Prison
07/11/2007
The Southern Poverty Law Center today sued the state of Mississippi in federal court to stop the "horrendous" physical and sexual abuse of teenage girls at the Columbia Training School, the state's prison for girls.
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Shackling of Teenage Girls Prompts SPLC Action
06/13/2007
The shackling of teenage girls at a Mississippi juvenile prison has shocked state officials and prompted calls for immediate closure of the facility.
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SPLC Complaint Alleges Neglect and Abuse of Special Education Students at Mississippi School
06/12/2007
On his first day of kindergarten, Lavonta Anderson was asked if he knew his address. When he said that he did not, his teacher pulled out a paddle and hit him repeatedly.
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SPLC Complaint Results in Heavy Fines for Poultry Producer
01/29/2007
Gold Kist reached an agreement with OSHA in January 2007.
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Sexually Harassed Florida Farmworkers Get Justice
01/24/2007
One of Florida's largest fruit and vegetable wholesalers has agreed to pay $215,000 to settle allegations of sexual harassment in one of the few such lawsuits ever brought on behalf of farmworker women in the United States.
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Trabajadoras agrícolas en Florida acosadas sexualmente logran justicia
01/24/2007
Trabajadores agrícolas Haitianas llegan a un acuerdo en una demanda de acoso sexual en contra de un importante comerciante de frutas y verduras en Florida.
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Rally for Juvenile Justice Reform Kicks Off Center's Lobbying Work
01/16/2007
About 200 students, parents and advocates rallied in drizzling rain at Mississippi's state Capitol yesterday to support further reforms of the state's juvenile justice system.
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Poultry Workers' Rights
11/21/2006
All employees, regardless of their immigration status, are entitled to the same basic employment rights. This booklet contains information about your rights at work and how you can be sure these rights are protected.
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De los trabajadores en las polleras
11/20/2006
Todos los empleados, sin importar su estado migratorio, tienen los mismos derechos básicos de empleo.
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SPLC Guestworker Suit Featured in USA Today
11/15/2006
A Southern Poverty Law Center lawsuit aimed at stopping the exploitation of immigrants recruited to work in the forestry industry was featured today on the front page of USA Today.
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