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Our constitution is meant to safeguard against government abuses of power. But all too often, the rights of those involved in the criminal justice system are compromised or ignored. The ACLU works to reform the criminal justice system and make the promise of fair treatment a reality for all people. >> More about the ACLU's Criminal Justice work.



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Criminal Justice : Legislative Documents

Letter to Senator Harkin on Civil Asset Forfeiture (08/02/1999)

New Analysis of the Revised Barr Anti-Democracy Amendment to D.C. Appropriations (07/29/1999)

Letter to the House on D.C. Appropriations Vote (07/29/1999)

Letter to the House on D.C. Appropriations Debate (07/27/1999)

Juvenile Delinquency: Comparison of Present Law and Two Proposals in the 106 Congress (06/30/1999)

Letter to the House on "The Civil Asset Forfeiture Act of 1999" (06/10/1999)

Testimony of Legislative Counsel Christopher Anders on S. 622, the "Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 1999" Before the Senate Judiciary Committee (05/11/1999)

Testimony of Washington National Office Director Laura Murphy on Police Abuse Before a Congressional Black Caucus Hearing (05/10/1999)

Coalition Letter to the Senate on Juvenile Justice and Disproportionate Minority Confinement (05/10/1999)

Statement of Rep. Henry Hyde, "Forfeiture Reform: Now, or Never?" (05/03/1999)

Letter to Reps. Hyde and Conyers on the Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 1999 (03/16/1999)

Memo in Opposition of S. 254, the Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Accountability and Rehabilitation Act of 1999 (03/10/1999)

Sign-on Letter to Senator Wellstone in Support of the "Mental Health Juvenile Justice Act" (01/20/1999)

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