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Jan 22, 2026
Lawsuit Seeks District Attorney’s Records on “Goon Squad” Misconduct in Mississippi
Rankin County District Attorney Disclosed Only One Document in Response to Request for Records on So-Called “Goon Squad”
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Court case: American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi et al. v. Rankin County District Attorney's Office
Oct 08, 2025
New Report Reveals Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Misled Public by Massively Inflating Costs of Court-Ordered Reforms
The records show that 72 percent of the costs MCSO billed to the County were unrelated to Ortega Melendres
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Court case: Ortega Melendres, et al. v. Arpaio, et al.
Jun 07, 2021
ACLU of Louisiana’s Justice Lab Sues City of Eunice, Police Chief After Whistleblower Exposes Corruption Within Police Department
Lieutenant Michael Dunn says department used excessive force, ignored medical needs of incarcerated people
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Apr 28, 2015
Statement on Freddie Gray and Police/Community Conflict in Baltimore
ACLU briefing paper on deaths in police encounters in Maryland Read more about the ACLU of Maryland's work on police accountability The following can be attributed to Susan...
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform Racial Justice
Apr 16, 2015
ACLU of Oklahoma Calls for Criminal investigation & Resignation of Tulsa County Sheriff Stanley Glanz
OKLAHOMA CITY – In the wake of reports that supervisors were coerced to falsify training records of Bob Bates, the Tulsa County “pay to play cop” who shot Eric Harris in the ...
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform Racial Justice
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