News & Commentary about Mass Incarceration
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The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.
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Sep 13, 2013
Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights Spetember 13, 2013
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Sep 10, 2013
In Court Today: Continuing to Challenge FBI Secrecy on Racial and Ethnic Profiling
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Sep 9, 2013
Does your local government have a “black budget” too?
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Sep 6, 2013
Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights September 6, 2013
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Aug 28, 2013
What Happened to My Son Should Never Happen Again
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Aug 22, 2013
In Yet Another Act of Courage, Chelsea Manning Comes Out
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Aug 16, 2013
Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights
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Aug 14, 2013
All Kids Sentenced to Die in Michigan Prisons Get Second Chance
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Aug 9, 2013
Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights