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Jul 17, 2020
As Overdose Deaths Continue to Rise, Broad Coalition Demands Practical, Systemic Changes
Release of First Quarter Data from the Attorney General’s Office Shows Alarming Uptick in Overdose Deaths
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
May 01, 2020
ACLU Statement Calls for the Release of Pregnant People from Prisons and Jails
WASHINGTON — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order today to release pregnant people who have less than six months in their sentence from New York prisons. In resp...
Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights Criminal Law Reform
Apr 20, 2020
New ACLU Report: Despite Marijuana Legalization Black People Still Almost Four Times More Likely to Get Arrested
A Tale of Two Countries: Racially Targeted Arrests in the Era of Marijuana Reform Details Millions of Racially Targeted Marijuana Arrests Made Between 2010-2018
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Mar 13, 2020
Maine Legislative Committee Supports Removing Criminal Penalties for Needle Possession
Advocates Say Harm Reduction Measure is Important Step Toward Drug Law Reform
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Jan 29, 2020
ACLU Statement on the House Passage of the Temporary Reauthorization of Fentanyl Analogues Act
WASHINGTON — The House has passed the Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act, legislation that extends the Drug Enforcement Age...
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Jan 22, 2020
ACLU Statement on Congressional Vote to Reauthorize DEA Fentanyl Scheduling Authority
WASHINGTON — The Senate has passed and sent to the House the Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act, legislation that extends t...
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
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