Jun 09, 2020
Appeals Court Strikes Down Ruling Requiring Bureau of Prisons to Release Medically Vulnerable People at Elkton Prison
COLUMBUS, OH — Today, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a preliminary injunction that directed the Bureau of Prisons to identify and transfer elderly and medically vulne...
Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights
May 26, 2020
ACLU Sues to Protect People at Butner Federal Prison From COVID-19
CHARLOTTE, NC – In response to an intensifying COVID-19 outbreak at the federal prison complex in Butner, NC, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of North Carolina, Wash...
Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights
May 26, 2020
Supreme Court Denies Bureau of Prisons’ Request to Block Order That Will Save Lives
BOP has failed to effectuate judge-mandated reduction of population at Elkton Prison
Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights
May 08, 2020
ACLU Sues to Protect People Incarcerated in a Private Prison From COVID-19
Lawsuit Seeks Class-Action Relief for People Detained in Federal Custody in Arizona
May 07, 2020
Apr 29, 2020
ACLU Files FOIA Requests for Trump and Governors’ Knowledge of Potential COVID-19 Outbreaks in Prisons and Jails
The ACLU's Federal FOIA Gains the Support of the Council of Prison Locals Which Currently Represents 30,000 Correctional Officers
Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights
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