Press Releases
Sep 30, 2020
State Settles Decade-Long Lawsuit Challenging Unconstitutional Punishment of Children with Life Behind Bars Without the Possibility of Parole
State law was declared unconstitutional resulting in over a hundred released back to their communities; settlement requires access to rehabilitative programming and sets timeline for resentencing and opportunity for release
Issue Areas:
Juvenile Justice
Jan 28, 2020
Advocates Call for Immediate and Long-term Juvenile Justice Reforms
As Task Force Meets Today, Experts Say Existing Legislation Addresses Pressing Problems
Issue Areas:
Juvenile Justice
Jan 23, 2020
ACLU of Indiana on Committing Kids to the Adult Criminal Legal System
INDIANAPOLIS — The Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law will hear Senate Bill 449 on Tuesday, January 28. This legislation would reduce the minimum age for committing...
Issue Areas:
Juvenile Justice
Mar 15, 2018
75 Judges, Prosecutors, Probation, Corrections, and Law Enforcement Leaders Call on Supreme Court to Reject 241-Year Sentence for Juvenile
WASHINGTON — Seventy-five criminal justice leaders — including former U.S. Solicitors General Kenneth Starr and Donald Verrilli, former Acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates...
Issue Areas:
Juvenile Justice
Jul 25, 2017
After Improvements, Juvenile Detention Center Fulfills Settlement with ACLU, and Landmark Case Is Closed
Since 2001, the ACLU has represented prisoners at the Rhode Island Training School for Youth in their lawsuit over the facility’s conditions
Issue Areas:
Juvenile Justice
Jan 24, 2017
Civil Rights Groups File Class Action Lawsuit Against Wisconsin State Officials for Unconstitutional Use of Solitary Confinement, Other Inhumane Conditions in State-Run Youth Correctional Facilities
MILWAUKEE, Wisc. – The ACLU of Wisconsin and Juvenile Law Center, with pro-bono assistance from Quarles & Brady, filed a class action lawsuit last night in federal court agai...
Issue Areas:
Juvenile Justice
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News & CommentaryMar 2026
Youth Incarceration
Care Denied: West Virginia's Ban On Methadone Clinics Blocks Life-saving Medicine. Explore News & Commentary.Care Denied: West Virginia's Ban on Methadone Clinics Blocks Life-Saving Medicine
The ACLU is suing the state of West Virginia for its moratorium on clinics providing methadone, an opioid treatment that cuts the risk of overdose deaths in half. -
Michigan Supreme CourtMar 2026
Youth Incarceration
People V. Jennings. Explore Case.People v. Jennings
This case asks whether Michigan should adopt an approach to state constitutional interpretation that prioritizes Michigan sources and does not automatically require reference to parallel federal provisions or interpretations. The outcome of this case could have significant implications for the constitutional rights of Michiganders because an interpretation of the Michigan Constitution untethered from federal precedent provides an independent, and potentially more expansive, layer of security for individual rights. -
News & CommentaryMar 2026
Youth Incarceration
Criminal Law Reform
Drones For Intimidation. Explore News & Commentary.Drones for Intimidation
Despite talk of "drones for good" from boosters, we're seeing a new, darker law enforcement “use case” for the technology -
News & CommentaryMar 2026
Youth Incarceration
'i Have No Rights': Minnesota Residents Sue Trump Administration For Racial Profiling, Stops Without Suspicion, And Warrantless Arrests. Explore News & Commentary.'I Have No Rights': Minnesota Residents Sue Trump Administration for Racial Profiling, Stops Without Suspicion, and Warrantless Arrests
Immigration arrests have upended life in Minnesota as citizens detail unlawful and violent interactions with ICE in court testimonies as part of an ACLU lawsuit against the Trump administration.