American Civil Liberties Union

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.

Criminal Justice : Publications

A Call to Amend the Ohio Rules of Juvenile Procedure to Protect the Right to Counsel (03/09/2006)
A Briefing Paper by the ACLU, Children's Law Center & Office of the Ohio State Public Defender

Caught in the Net: The Impact of Drug Policies on Women and Families (03/15/2005)
In this report, the ACLU, Break the Chains and the Brennan Center for Justice advocate for fair drug laws and policies that adequately take into account the needs of women and their families, and address the root causes of women's involvement with illegal drugs.

Inadequate Representation (10/08/2003)

DISPROPORTIONATE MINORITY CONFINEMENT IN MASSACHUSETTS: Executive Summary in Spanish (06/02/2003)

ACLU REPORT: DISPROPORTIONATE MINORITY CONFINEMENT IN MASSACHUSETTS (06/02/2003)

DISPROPORTIONATE MINORITY CONFINEMENT IN MASSACHUSETTS: Executive Summary (06/02/2003)

Bigger Monster, Weaker Chains: The Growth of an American Surveillance Society (01/15/2003)

Sample of Publications (12/17/2002)

The Drug War is the New Jim Crow (07/31/2001)
An article by ACLU Drug Law Reform Project Director Graham Boyd published in the NACLA Report on the Americas, July/August 2001, examining the destructive impact of America's drug policy, including record incarceration, erosion of constitutional rights, and rampant racial injustice.

Analysis of June 6 Justice Department Report of Federal Death Penalty (06/14/2001)
Federal Death Row: Is it Really Color-blind?

The Case Against the Death Penalty (12/31/1997)

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