News & Commentary about Civil Liberties in Prison
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![A row of general population inmates, handcuffed and in orange jumpsuits, walk in a line at San Quentin State Prison.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/09/CJ-Incarcerated-People-Header-Image-400x266.jpg)
Sep 15, 2020
Federal Judges are Failing Incarcerated People During the Pandemic
![Packets of buprenorphine, a drug which controls heroin and opioid cravings.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/07/WEB20-Buprenorphine-Packets-WordPress-1110x740-1-400x266.jpg)
Jul 22, 2020
As Overdoses Spike During Coronavirus, Treating Addiction in Prisons and Jails is a Matter of Life and Death
![A woman held at the Pulanski State Prison in Georgia plays with her children in the prison's Children Center.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/05/Pregnant-People-in-Prisons-Header-Image-400x266.jpg)
May 12, 2020
During COVID-19 Crisis, We Must Prioritize the Release of Pregnant People
![Prisoners are seen walking in a hallway in a prison, one in a wheelchair](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/04/web20-prisonv2-BlogImage_Wordpress_1110x740-400x266.jpg)
Apr 29, 2020
Federal Bill Would Release Vulnerable People from Prisons to Help Stop Spread of COVID-19
![An image of empty prison cells. Are prisons ready for the ensuing COVID-19 pandemic?](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/03/COVID-Prisons-Header-Image-400x266.jpg)
Mar 6, 2020
Are Our Prisons and Jails Ready for COVID-19?
![An incarcerated person thumbs through a book](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web19-incarcerated-person-reading-socialshare-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
May 16, 2019
Arizona Officials Say It’s Unsafe for Prisoners to Read About Race and Criminal Justice. They're Wrong.
![The New Jim Crow](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web18-newjimcrow-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Jan 10, 2018
New Jersey Prisons Reverse Course on Banning ‘The New Jim Crow’ After ACLU of New Jersey Letter
![Phone in immigration detention facility](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/blog16-norcal_immigration_detention_center_phone-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Jun 15, 2016
Forget About Calling A Lawyer Or Anyone at All if You’re in an Immigration Detention Facility
!["Out" magazine with "Prohibited" stamp across the cover](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web15-blog-template-1160x768-v02-400x266.jpg)
Mar 15, 2016
This Kentucky Prison Is Censoring Books and Magazines That ‘Promote Homosexuality’ Because Prisoners Who Read About Gay People May Become Gay Themselves