Columbia, S.C. –Justice 360 is hosting a Virtual Summit on Race and Justice in South Carolina, taking place over Zoom, from October 12-15, 2020. The Summit is free to everyone and is designed as an informative and educational look into the criminal justice system, its systemic flaws, and pathways for moving forward. “Even in the… Read More →
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Justice 360 2019 Annual Report
Justice 360 Releases 2019 Annual Report Click on the above image
Justice 360 Client’s Death Sentence Reversed Because Hearing-Impaired Juror could not Hear Testimony
Last week a Federal District Court Judge Bruce Howe Hendricks vacated the death sentence of former Justice 360 client James Nathaniel Bryant, who is represented by Chair of Justice 360’s Board Betsy Franklin-Best and was previously represented by other current and former Justice 360 staff members (including Lindsey Vann and Diana Holt). Bryant’s post-conviction petition… Read More →
One Day, Two Victories for Justice 360
Justice 360 is excited to announce that last week our attorneys won relief for two of their clients. Johnny Bennett will receive a new sentencing hearing and William Bell’s death sentence has been vacated because he is ineligible for the death penalty. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that racist comments made by the… Read More →
Update on Senate Bill 553
We are pleased to announce that S. 553 was polled out of committee on 3/3/16 with a Minority Report attached; meaning that for this year, the Lethal Injection Secrecy bill will progress no further in the South Carolina Senate. Thank you to all advocates who contributed to continued transparency and accountability at the Department of… Read More →
New director of Death Penalty Resource and Defense Center aims to focus on justice
The first mission for the new leader of Columbia’s Death Penalty Resource and Defense Center is to make people aware of what her organization does and does not do. “It’s not about abolition of the death penalty or anything like that,” said Mandy Medlock, the center’s newly hired and first ever executive director. “It’s about… Read More →