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We can make mass incarceration a thing of the past.

03/06/2014 – The ACLU's Smart Justice Fair Justice Campaign is already implementing solutions. Here's our list of what needs to be done.

Decades Later, No Justice for Kent State Killings

03/07/2014 – On May 4, 1970, members of the Ohio National Guard fired between 61 and 67 shots into a crowd of unarmed anti-war protestors at Kent State University in Ohio, killing four students and ...

A Heartbreaking Situation

03/07/2014 – Missouri legislators have introduced more than a dozen bills intended to interfere with a woman’s access to abortion. Three bills (HB 1307/HB 1313/SB 519) that were recently debated in ...

Edward Snowden to Talk Privacy With the Tech Community at SXSW

03/04/2014 – In his first conversation in front of an audience since his disclosures began making global headlines last year, Edward Snowden will appear via live video next Monday at SXSW ...

Is CCA Guilty?

03/05/2014 – I believe it’s possible that a private, for-profit prison can be operated in a responsible manner. Based on my experience, however, the chance of this occurring is small. ...

Harry Belafonte: It's Time for Smart and Fair Justice

We can solve mass incarceration. We are not stuck with a criminal justice system that is unproductive and wasteful.

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The ACLU Stands With Texas Women

Today, thousands of people are rallying at the Capitol in Austin to stand up for women everywhere. ACLU staff members in offices across the country stand with Texas women in spirit.

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