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- Ending Unjust Imprisonment
SPLC Praises the Biden Administration for Historic Action Granting Clemency and Pardons
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, the Biden Administration granted clemency to nearly 1,500 people on home confinement and pardons for 39 people convicted of non-violent crimes. “The President’s bold action today provides justice to many Black and Brown communities in the Deep South, who are disproportionately and over-harshly punished due to discriminatory and abusive law enforcement practices,”…
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- Ending Unjust Imprisonment
Disability Rights Organization Files Lawsuit Against Florida Department of Children and Families for Unlawfully Failing to Track Baker Act Use
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and Florida Health Justice Project filed a lawsuit on behalf of Disability Rights Florida against the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF). The suit claims DCF failed to follow Florida law requiring that it collect and publish specific data about the use of involuntary psychiatric examination under the Florida Mental…
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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
SPLC Report Debunks Achievement Gap in Mississippi Education System
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
Southern Poverty Law Center and American University Report Alarming Rise of Male Supremacist and Anti-LGBTQ+ Radicalization
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and American University’s Polarization Extremism Research & Innovation Lab (PERIL) released its third guide on online youth radicalization, Not Just a Joke: Understanding & Preventing Gender- & Sexuality-Based Bigotry. Public school bans and legislation severely restricting reproductive and LGBTQ+ rights have led to an increase in radicalization of people under the…
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- Ending Unjust Imprisonment
New SPLC Report Grapples with Aftereffects of Georgia’s School-to-Prison Pipeline
Georgia’s youth legal system is designed to incarcerate and punish, not restore or support children. ATLANTA — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released a report denouncing the glaring racial disparities and systemic failures inherent within Georgia’s youth legal system. The report, Only Young Once: Dismantling Georgia’s Punitive Youth Incarceration System, examines how Georgia’s…
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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
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Louisiana Court Bars State Agencies from Sweeping Encampments Without Constitutional Protections
NEW ORLEANS, La. — Today, the Orleans Civil District Court delivered a significant win to the unhoused community in New Orleans, granting a preliminary injunction preventing the Louisiana State Police and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries from removing, evicting, displacing — also known as “sweeping” — encampments without constitutional protections. The order also stops…
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- Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights
SPLC Greatly Concerned About Presidential Cabinet Nominees’ Qualifications
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — In preparation for the transition of power, the incoming Trump administration has announced several controversial Cabinet nominees to lead critical U.S. agencies. “From protecting civil rights to ensuring students can learn in schools free from violence and discrimination, along with protecting people from hate and extremism, our government agencies each play a…
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- Ending Unjust Imprisonment
SPLC Condemns Louisiana Legislature’s Passage of Senate Bill 2
BATON ROUGE, La. — Today, Louisiana’s Legislature passed Senate Bill 2, authored by Heather Cloud (R), to lower the age of juveniles subject to adult criminal procedures and remove critical protections for youth in the justice system. The measure, which will be put before Louisiana voters in 2025, opens the door to subjecting children as…
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- Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights
SPLC Declares the Dismissal of Caicedo, et al. v. DeSantis a ‘Temporary Setback for Democracy’
ORLANDO, Fla. — Today, the federal lawsuit, Caicedo, et al. v. DeSantis, filed by Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) challenging the suspension of Monique Worrell from her position as state attorney for Orange and Osceola counties was dismissed. The lawsuit sought justice on behalf of 400,000 voters who elected Worrell and Florida Rising, arguing that…
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- Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights
SPLC Condemns Racist Text Sent to Young People Across the Country
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Yesterday, young Black people in Alabama, Georgia and across the country received an abhorrent, racist text that the SPLC is investigating and choosing not to further amplify. “The text sent to young Black people, including students at Alabama State University and the University of Alabama, is a public spectacle of hatred and racism that…