Press Releases
about Prisoners' Rights
Sep 15, 2020
Local and National Groups File Amended Lawsuit Demanding Immediate Relief for Horrid Conditions in Shelby County Jail
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee; the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation; Just City; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; and at...
Court case: Busby v. Bonner
Sep 02, 2020
Statement Regarding Governor Lamont’s Appointment of Angel Quiros as DOC Commissioner
HARTFORD, Conn. – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he would nominate Angel Quiros, the current interim Department of Correction (DOC) commissioner, to become the permanen...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Aug 21, 2020
DOC Releases Documents on Secretive COVID-19 Review Panel But Declines to Produce Details on Deliberations
Lawsuit from the ACLU of Louisiana seeks information on why low-risk individuals were denied release amid COVID-19
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Smart Justice
Aug 10, 2020
ACLU of Louisiana Sues for COVID-19 Prison Release Panel Documents
NEW ORLEANS – The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana today sued for the release of public records about a secretive state panel that was intended to facilitate the tempo...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Prisoners' Rights
Aug 07, 2020
Federal Court Denies Emergency Release of People in Shelby County Jail Most Vulnerable to COVID-19
Court Acknowledges Continuing Concerns and Encourages Jail to Correct Them
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Prisoners' Rights
Aug 05, 2020
Landmark Settlement Yields One of Nation’s Strongest Jail Policies Protecting Transgender People in Custody
Agreement Follows Lawsuit on Behalf of Woman Subjected to Harassment and Discrimination in Steuben County, N.Y. Jail
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Prisoners' Rights
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