Press Releases
about Prisoners' Rights
Aug 04, 2020
ACLU Lawsuit Filed Against Indiana State Police for Interfering with Death-Penalty Protests at Terre Haute Prison
INDIANAPOLIS – The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed a lawsuit today on behalf of Death Penalty Action, Indiana Abolition Coalition, Providence of Saint-Mary-of-the...
Jul 27, 2020
ACLU, Southern Center for Human Rights File Motion for Preliminary Injunction to Require Clayton County Sheriff to Protect People in Jail from Escalating COVID-19 Outbreak
ATLANTA – Today, the Southern Center for Human Rights, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the ACLU of Georgia filed a motion in federal district court for preliminary injunc...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
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
Jul 16, 2020
ACLU-TN Releases Report Analyzing Tennessee's Jail Populations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
NASHVILLE – Today the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee released a comprehensive, statewide report that illustrates the cumulative impact of varying efforts to decarcer...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Jul 14, 2020
ACLU-AL Comment on More Deaths in ADOC Facilities
MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Department of Corrections announced on Monday, July 13, that two more incarcerated people have died from COVID-19. This brings the total number of de...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Jul 13, 2020
ACLU of Delaware Renews Call for Universally-Available Testing and PPE Following DOC Announcement of Over 300 COVID-19 Positive Cases
WILMINGTON – The Delaware Department of Correction today announced that 337 people living in DOC facilities in Sussex County, as well as 21 officers, have tested positive for...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
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