Press Releases | American Civil Liberties Union

Feb 02, 2023

ACLU, EFF Seek to Protect the Public’s Right to Access Judicial Records

Amicus Brief Urges the Court to Increase Transparency of SCA Warrant Requests

Issue Areas: Free Speech Prisoners' Rights

Court case: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press v. United States of America

Jan 09, 2023

Federal Judge Issues Sweeping Remedial Order to Arizona Prison Officials

The order describes detailed steps Arizona prison officials must take to bring conditions up to constitutional standards

Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights

Court case: Jensen v. Thornell

Sep 08, 2022

ACLU Seeks Court Order Against L.A. County Over Horrific Conditions at Jail Facility

County’s failure to properly fund alternatives has contributed to abysmal conditions

Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights

Court case: Rutherford v. Luna

Aug 23, 2022

ACLU and ACLU of North Carolina Urge Court to End Health Care Delays Faced by Incarcerated Transgender Woman

CONTACT Gillian Branstetter, gbranstetter@aclu.org Olivia Neal, oneal@acluofnc.org CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union and the American Civi...

Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights Prisoners' Rights

Court case: Zayre-Brown v. The North Carolina Department of Public Safety

Jul 25, 2022

Arizona Department of Corrections Violating First Amendment by Banning Issues of The Nation Magazine

Arizona prison officials withholding selected issues of The Nation from incarcerated subscribers

Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights

Jul 01, 2022

Federal Court Finds Conditions in Arizona State Prisons Unconstitutional

PHOENIX — U.S. District Judge Roslyn O. Silver found on June 30 that the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reentry (ADCRR) systematically violates the consti...

Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights

Court case: Jensen v. Thornell

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