Calling the city Recorders Court in Columbus, Georgia “a troubled and dysfunctional institution whose judges and clerks routinely disregard the rights of defendants, including indigent citizens,” the Southern Center for Human Rights, with support from the DKT Liberty Project, sued the mayor of Columbus, the chief judge of the city Recorders Court, and his clerk Read the full article…
Criminalization of Poverty
DKT Liberty Project Fights Illegal Jailing of Indigent Citizens
The DKT Liberty Project is partnering with the Southern Center for Human Rights in Atlanta to push back against the illegal jailing of poor people by the Recorder’s Court in Columbus, Georgia, which is part of the local court system. The jailing of people who cannot pay fines and fees is often referred to as Read the full article…