The following statement is from Heidi Beirich, director of the Southern Poverty Law Center's Intelligence Project, following the deadly shooting at a California synagogue earlier today: “Today we saw another horrific act of...

Louisiana once again has the highest incarceration rate, imprisoning 719 of every 100,000 residents, according to a report released this week by the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics. The following statement is by Jamila Johnson...

The Louisiana House Administration of Criminal Justice Committee today voted unanimously in favor of House Bill 85 , which would make crime survivors or victims’ families eligible for compensation regardless of criminal history...

“Yet again this Administration is targeting the most vulnerable individuals with truly egregious policies. This edict means that asylum seekers who have passed their initial “credible fear” asylum interview would automatically be...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) this week launched a digital initiative that seeks to correct the false narratives of the “Lost Cause” mythology, which idolizes people who fought against the United...

The U.S. Department of Justice today released an unprecedented analysis of the Alabama prison system concluding that conditions at the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) likely violate the Eighth Amendment of the U.S...

MERIDIAN, Miss. – The Meridian City Council voted today to approve an agreement with the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center at the University of Mississippi School of Law to...

The following statement is from Heidi Beirich, Director of the Intelligence Project for SPLC Action Fund. This is not what democracy looks like. The passage of Senate Bill 77 denies the will of Georgians who seek to remove...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Today, the Alabama Voting Rights Project and community leaders in Montgomery spoke to the achievements across the state in voting rights restoration and the importance of ensuring every eligible voter in...

MONTGOMERY, ALA. – Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), alongside nearly a dozen other organizations, including Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Los Angeles, Latino Justice PRLDEF, and Muslim Advocates with the law...

MONTGOMERY, AL - SPLC Board of Directors Chair Bryan Fair today announced that the Board has retained Tina Tchen of Buckley LLP to lead a comprehensive review of the SPLC’s workplace culture and its past policies and practices...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — More than 250 constituents from across state gathered today to rally at the Capitol in support of changes that would improve the state’s broken justice system. The rally was part of the Florida Campaign for...