News & Commentary about Criminal Justice Reform for LGBTQ People

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The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.

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Jun 28, 2024

55 Years After Stonewall, Police Reform Stalls at Symbolic Gestures

Jul 27, 2023

No One Should Die In Custody

LGBTQ flag with police in the background.

Jun 23, 2023

Pride Has Always Been About Ending Mass Incarceration

Mar 30, 2023

This Law Criminalizes Black Trans Women

A nutraloaf, a meal typically given to inmates for misbehavior.

Nov 23, 2022

Two Cups of Broth and Rotting Sandwiches: The Reality of Mealtime in Prisons and Jails

Oct 20, 2022

LA County’s Failure to Invest in Alternatives to Incarceration Fuels Inhumane Jail Conditions

With helmets, gas masks and armed with shotguns, state police overlook the Attica prison yard which is filled with prisoners, face down in mud with their hands behind their heads. Other policemen are in orange ponchos are walking and searching the prisoners in Sept. 1971.

Sep 26, 2022

50 Years of Fighting for the Rights of Incarcerated People

Jun 23, 2022

The Overcriminalization of America

Stephen Pevar discussing unjust illegal actions taken against Native American families by the state of South Dakota at a press conference.

May 6, 2022

45 Years of Defending Liberty

A stack of books behind a chain-link fence.

Apr 18, 2022

A Student’s Journey: Fighting for Education Rights While in Prison