American Civil Liberties Union : Drug Policy : Asset Forfeiture

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The ACLU Drug Law Reform Project is a division of the national ACLU. Our goal is to end punitive drug policies that cause the widespread violation of constitutional and human rights, as well as unprecedented levels of incarceration.

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Drug Policy : Asset Forfeiture : Press Releases

MO's Asset Forfeiture Reform Bill Closes $32 Million Loophole That Let Police Divert Education Funds (05/17/2001)
ST. LOUIS--A measure to reform Missouri's Civil Asset Forfeiture Act (CAFA) to ensure that police departments deposit seized assets into a public education fund, as required by the Missouri Constitution, will be signed into law today by Governor Bob Holden in Jefferson City.

Latest ACLU Advertisement Targets Asset Forfeiture Laws (04/27/2001)
NEW YORK - Saying asset forfeiture laws provide the police with a license to steal, the American Civil Liberties Union has launched a new attack against this form of unfettered law enforcement abuse with its latest national advertisement.

Senate Panel Approves Asset Forfeiture Reform (03/23/2000)
WASHINGTON -- A Senate panel today unanimously approved a measure that would help return the concept of "innocent until proven guilty" as the standard of our country's justice system.

Drug Policy : Asset Forfeiture : Legislative Documents

Letter to the Senate on Legislation to Increase Law Enforcement Electronic Surveillance, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Prosecution of Juveniles in Federal Court, and to Make the Use of Encryption a Grounds for Enhancing a Criminal Penalty (10/10/2000)

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

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

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

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