Criminal Justice Reform for LGBT People
As part of our work to combat the relentless expansion of the criminal justice system, the ACLU works to ensure that LGBT people and people living with HIV/AIDS are treated fairly by law enforcement and aren't singled out for violence or discrimination. We challenge policing practices that unfairly target LGBT people and people living with HIV/AIDS and take on unconstitutional conditions in prisons, jails, and immigration detention. From police profiling of trans women of color as sex workers to the violence LGBT people face in custody, criminal justice reform is critically important for the LGBT movement.
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Keohane v. Jones, et al.
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Legal DocumentSeptember 7, 2018
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Legal DocumentAugust 22, 2018Deadly Violence Against Transgender People Is on the Rise. The Government Isn’t Helping.
Blog Post - Speak FreelyAugust 21, 2018
Deadly Violence Against Transgender People Is on the Rise. The Government Isn’t Helping.
Blog Post - Speak FreelyAugust 21, 2018A Jury May Have Sentenced a Man to Death Because He Is Gay. It’s Time for a Federal Court to Hear His Bias Claim.
Blog Post - Speak FreelyAugust 6, 2018
A Court in Florida Affirms Dignity for Transgender People, Even in Prison
Blog Post - Speak FreelyAugust 27, 2018LGBTQ Letter on FIRST STEP Act and Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act
LetterAugust 1, 2018Rhines v. Young - Order
Legal DocumentSeptember 7, 2018