Detention
Official government reports have documented many horrific abuses inflicted on detainees in U.S. custody. The ACLU is working to stop physical and psychological abuse of detainees and the denial of their essential due process rights in prisons like Guantanamo Bay and other U.S. run detention facilities all over the world.
11/17/2009 | Detention
Senate Votes Down Amendment Obstructing Transfer Of Detainees To Federal Criminal Courts
11/17/2009 | Detention
Senate Votes Down Amendment Obstructing Transfer Of Detainees To Federal Criminal Courts
11/5/2009 | Detention
Senate Votes Against Barring Funding For Federal Court Prosecutions Of 9/11 Cases
11/17/2009 | Detention, Torture
Coalition Sign-On Letter to the House Urging Vote “NO” on Inhofe Amendment (S.A. 2774) and DeMint Amendment (S.A.2779) to the Military Construction, Veterans’ Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2010
11/4/2009 | Detention
Sign-On Letter In Opposition To Graham Amendment Barring Federal Court Prosecution Of Alleged 9/11 Planners And Conspirators
10/30/2009 | Detention, Torture
CIA Vaughn Index of Information related to 18 documents released on 10/30/2009
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