Press Releases
Aug 05, 2020
ACLU Launches Multi-Year Effort to Release 50,000 from Prisons Through Gubernatorial Clemency Powers
Cyntoia Brown Long, Chesa Boudin, and Jason Hernandez to Headline Campaign Kickoff Event at 7 p.m. ET
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Jul 31, 2020
New ACLU and HRW Report finds Probation, Parole Feed Mass Incarceration Crisis
Onerous Rules, Harsh Penalties Add to Jail, Prison Time
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Court case: Horton v. Rangos (Amicus Brief)
Jul 27, 2020
New ACLU Study Shows No Connection Between COVID-19 Decarceration and Crime Rates
Study Finds Crime Was Down This Year Between March and May in Nearly Every City Analyzed
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Smart Justice
Jun 25, 2020
New ACLU and PPI Report Shows Gross Negligence in States’ Responses to COVID-19 Pandemic in Prisons and Jails
NEW YORK — Today, the American Civil Liberties Union and the Prison Policy Initiative released a 50-state report entitled “Failing Grades: States’ Responses to COVID-19 in Ja...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Smart Justice
May 26, 2020
ACLU of Oklahoma Urges Next Steps for COVID-19 Response in Prisons, Jails from Governor Stitt and Oklahoma Department of Corrections Director Scott Crow
OKLAHOMA CITY - The ACLU of Oklahoma is asking Governor Stitt and Oklahoma Department of Corrections Director Scott Crow to heed public health experts’ advice and immediately com...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Prisoners' Rights
May 21, 2020
Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit to Stop Spread of COVID-19 in Dallas Jails
DALLAS – As Dallas jails continue to be an epicenter for the spread of novel coronavirus causing COVID-19, a new class action lawsuit was filed today against Sheriff Marian Brown...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Smart Justice
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For more than 40 years, equal access to educational opportunities of Los Angeles students under the California Constitution have been protected by a court order. Now, those court-ordered protections are being challenged. -
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Jackson-edney V. Labrador. Explore Case.Jackson-Edney v. Labrador
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Criminal Law Reform
We’ve Filed More Than 50 Legal Claims Over Abuse By Federal Immigration Agents. Here's Why.. Explore News & Commentary.We’ve Filed More Than 50 Legal Claims Over Abuse by Federal Immigration Agents. Here's Why.
The claimants detail being unlawfully detained, denied medical care, or targeted simply for speaking out or recording what they saw. Their experiences reveal a dangerous pattern of abuse that threatens the rights and safety of us all.