Join us and help support our continued work in promoting a fair and just criminal justice system in South Carolina. We will be celebrating our 2nd Annual Founders’ Day on Wednesday, October 16th at 300 Senate Street. We will have oysters, heavy hor d’oeuvres, an open bar and live music by Whiskey Tango Revue! Individual… Read More →
News
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 →
Justice 360 30th Anniversary
Justice 360 is celebrating 30 years of work in the South Carolina criminal justice system. To celebrate, we are having a special 30th Anniversary Celebration at Hay Hill on Wednesday, October 10th from 5:30-8:30. We will have oysters, BBQ, an open bar and live music from Whiskey Tango Revue! Tickets can be purchased in advance here…. Read More →
Client Snapshot – Antwane Hunter
Antwane Hunter joined Justice 360 this week for an event to educate the public on juveniles facing lengthy prison sentences in South Carolina. He shared his unique perspective of having served over 20 years in prison for a crime committed when he was just 14 years old. In 1993, Antwane, and two older co-defendants, were… Read More →
EJI Release Stunning Documentary, ABBEVILLE
Our non-profit partners at the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) in Montgomery, Alabama have released a short documentary film titled, Abbeville. Abbeville illuminates the lasting impact of racial terror lynchings. The film follows community members committed to spreading the truth about the lynching of Anthony Crawford, an African American businessman who was lynched 100 years ago in… Read More →
Former Death-Sentenced Inmate Wins a New Trial
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Kenneth Simmons has been granted a new trial after a circuit court determined “he was severely deprived of his due process rights” when the State presented false DNA evidence and withheld favorable information at his trial for the murder and sexual assault of an elderly woman in Summerville, S.C. Simmons was convicted… Read More →