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ACLU Urges Hawaii Governor to Break Stalemate Over Brutal Conditions at Youth Correctional Facility (06/14/2004)
HONOLULU-The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii urged Governor Linda Lingle today to break a stalemate and finally address the brutal and unconstitutional treatment of children at the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility.

ACLU Raises Concerns Over Psychiatric Services After Suicide at Orleans Parish Prison (06/08/2004)
NEW ORLEANS- At a hearing tomorrow before U.S. Magistrate Judge Alma L. Chasez, the American Civil Liberties Union will argue for reconsideration of the court's dismissal of mental health care issues from its oversight at the Orleans Parish Prison, following the apparent suicide of a 34-year-old man placed in four-point restraints.

U.S. Must End Torture of Prisoners in America As Well As in Iraq, ACLU Says (05/11/2004)
WASHINGTON- Like most Americans, I am horrified by the sexually degrading photographs and the reports of Iraqi detainees being threatened with electrocution and rape by members of our military at Abu Ghraib Prison in Iraq. Those who are shocked by these human rights violations, however, should be aware that equally depraved acts are committed against prisoners in the United States regularly without the outrage and disgust currently being expressed by U.S. officials in response to conditions in Iraq.

ACLU Says Faulty Investigation by Texas Corrections Department Led to Grand Jury's Failure to Indict Rape Suspects (02/26/2004)
AUSTIN, TX-Citing evidence that a gay prisoner had repeatedly pleaded with corrections officials to help him escape rapes by prison gang members, the American Civil Liberties Union today released documents refuting a flawed internal investigation by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice that claimed the victim consented to sex with his attackers.

ACLU Urges Appeals Court to Enforce Fire Safety Regulations in Michigan Prisons (02/05/2004)
CINCINNATI-Citing the grave risks to the health and lives of prisoners and their guards, the American Civil Liberties Union today urged a federal appeals court to uphold a ruling directing the Michigan Department of Corrections to ensure that its prisons conform to national fire safety standards.

Court Approves Settlement of ACLU Lawsuit to Improve Conditions at County Jail in Washington State (01/28/2004)
TACOMA, WA -- Judge Ronald Leighton of U.S. District Court has approved a settlement agreement between the American Civil Liberties Union and Jefferson County officials to improve conditions for inmates at the Jefferson County Jail in Port Hadlock on the Olympic Peninsula, the ACLU announced today.

ACLU Applauds Alabama's Move to Open Rehabilitative Programming to HIV+ Prisoners (01/19/2004)
MONTGOMERY, AL- The American Civil Liberties Union commends the reversal of a nearly 20-year-old segregation policy within the Alabama Department of Corrections that led to today's integration of HIV+ prisoners into educational and vocational training programs.

ACLU Blasts Ohio Correction Center for Refusing to Administer HIV Medication to Inmate (01/16/2004)
COLUMBUS, OH - The Franklin County Correction Center is refusing to administer time-sensitive HIV medication to an inmate serving time in the facility, ignoring a letter sent by the American Civil Liberties Union informing administrators at the facility of the inmate's condition and need for the medication, the ACLU said today.

Court Asked to Revive Lawsuit Against Baltimore Jail to Protect Detainees from Deplorable Conditions (12/18/2003)
BALTIMORE - Citing deplorable living conditions at the Baltimore City Detention Center that violate a federal consent decree, the American Civil Liberties Union and the Public Justice Center today filed a motion to enforce crucial provisions of the decade old order.

ACLU Joins Lawsuit Over Conditions at Jail Run by Infamous Arizona Sheriff (12/04/2003)
PHOENIX -- The American Civil Liberties Union today joined an important litigation effort to defeat Sheriff Joe Arpaio's bid to terminate existing federal protections for pre-trial detainees housed in the Maricopa County Jail -- known internationally for the degrading chain gangs and other harsh policies introduced by its infamous sheriff.

ACLU Tells Appeals Court That Inhumane Conditions on Mississippi's Death Row Must End (11/05/2003)
NEW ORLEANS - The American Civil Liberties Union today urged a federal appeals court to end the deplorable conditions on Mississippi's death row and reinstate remedies ordered by a federal district court judge that protect prisoners from serious physical and mental illness.