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Prisoners' Rights:
The ACLU's National Prison Project is the only national litigation program on behalf of prisoners. Since 1972, the NPP has represented more than 100,000 men, women and children. The NPP continues to fight unconstitutional conditions and the "lock 'em up" mentality that prevails in the legislatures. Learn more about our project and take action to protect the rights guaranteed to all Americans.


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Prisoner Rights : Resources

2007 - 2008 National Prison Project Litigation Docket (05/13/2008)
Summarizes developments in the National Prison Project's cases during 2007 and 2008.

Alabama Department of Corrections Continues to Deny Programs to HIV-Positive Prisoners (12/11/2007)

2006 – 2007 Updated National Prison Project Litigation Docket (10/18/2007)

Letter to ACLU from the Alabama Department of Corrections Regarding Programs for HIV-Positive Prisoners (09/28/2007)

Letter to Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner Richard F. Allen Regarding Rights of HIV-Positive Prisoners (09/28/2007)

Letter to Alabama Department of Corrections from ACLU and State Legislators Regarding HIV-Positive Prisoners (09/28/2007)

Broken Promises: Two Years After Katrina - Table of Contents (08/20/2007)

Broken Promises: Two Years After Katrina - Executive Summary (08/20/2007)
Broken Promises brings Abandoned & Abused into the present. Another year has passed, and OPP remains dangerously ill prepared to handle a future emergency. OPP's House of Detention and Central Lock-Up are both overcrowded and understaffed.

FOIA Request Related to Deaths in Immigration Detention (06/27/2007)

ACLU Sues Over Lack of Medical Treatment at San Diego Detention Facility (06/13/2007)

2006 – 2007 National Prison Project Litigation Docket (05/21/2007)
Summarizes developments in the National Prison Project's cases during 2006 and 2007.

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