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- Ending Unjust Imprisonment
César Chávez Day a time to reflect on protecting immigrant workers’ rights
This Sunday, March 31, is César Chávez Day, a time for me and my colleagues to reflect on the work the Southern Poverty Law Center is doing to represent immigrants who have been exploited in the U.S. while laboring in the fields as agricultural workers. The commemoration, which coincides with the labor activist’s birthday, was…
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
- Ending Unjust Imprisonment
- Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights
Toward a Just and Equitable Future
Prior to Nov. 1, 2024, lobbying activity was conducted by the SPLC Action Fund. The SPLC Action Fund, the 501(c)4 affiliate organization to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), released its policy platform, Toward a Just and Equitable Future, ahead of one of the most consequential elections of our time. This action guide outlines recommendations for candidates and policymakers…
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- Ending Unjust Imprisonment
SPLC Report Exposes Rampant Racial Disparities in Alabama’s Juvenile Justice System
Overreliance on lucrative contracts focus on profit not rehabilitation
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- Ending Unjust Imprisonment
Report: Black youth in Alabama arbitrarily pushed from school into for-profit detention
Alabama has a long history of incarcerating Black children. For generations, Black youth have been overly criminalized, pushed out of school without due process, and given harsher punishments than their white counterparts. However, today youth incarceration has evolved into a lucrative business in Alabama, as for-profit youth detention facilities maximize profit margins while subjecting children…
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- Ending Unjust Imprisonment
New SPLC Report Documents How Georgia Laws Have Triggered a Vicious Cycle of Criminalizing Homelessness
Report combines data analysis and personal stories to reveal wide-ranging impact on thousands of Georgians
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- Ending Unjust Imprisonment
SPLC Denounces Governors’ Defiance of U.S. Constitution, Supreme Court and Failure to Protect People Seeking Asylum
ENGLISH AND SPANISH VERSIONS
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- Ending Unjust Imprisonment
International Migrants Day spotlights need for more humane immigration system
As an immigration attorney at the Southern Poverty Law Center, I have immense respect for anyone who has had to migrate to another country for safety or a better life. My job involves a lot of one-on-one work with people who are or have been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Some of…
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- Ending Unjust Imprisonment
Settlement marks step toward ending abuses at for-profit immigrant prisons
In 2015, when Wilhen Hill Barrientos was sent to the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia, after seeking asylum in the U.S., he could either work for nearly nothing or lose access to basic necessities, safety and privacy. He was told that if he refused, he would be placed in solitary confinement. He also would…
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- Ending Unjust Imprisonment
Louisiana advocates seek better path after youths removed from Angola prison
Shareef Cousin was 17 when he first set foot in the Louisiana State Penitentiary. Wrongly convicted of murder, in 1996 he became the youngest person there, awaiting execution in one of the most notorious prisons in the U.S. Two years later, the Louisiana Supreme Court overturned his conviction. But during that time, he experienced what…
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