News & Commentary about Mass Incarceration

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.

Feb 11, 2011

ACLU Joins Republicans and Democrats to Streamline Maryland’s Bloated Prison System

Feb 10, 2011

Ohio Governor Reconsiders Jailing Mother Who Sent Her Kids to the Wrong School

Feb 10, 2011

Don't Forget! A Roundtable Discussion on Deportations to Torture Today

Feb 10, 2011

Add Water and Kill?

Feb 8, 2011

Brutal Beating Reveals Ongoing Reign of Terror in L.A. County Jails

Feb 8, 2011

Join Us: A Roundtable Discussion on Deportations to Torture

Feb 4, 2011

Defending the Dignity of Migrant Workers

Feb 4, 2011

The $270 Million Lockup: Will New Orleans' Sheriff Stand in the Way of Rebuilding a Smaller and Smarter Orleans Parish Prison?

Feb 3, 2011

Death Row Inmates Sue FDA Over Execution Drug from Overseas

Jan 28, 2011

Sending Your Kid to the Wrong School Could Land You Five Years Behind Bars