Press Releases
about Prisoners' Rights
Jun 30, 2020
Wyoming Response to COVID-19 in Prisons and Jails Gets a Failing Report from ACLU, Prison Policy Initiative
WYOMING – Wyoming’s response to COVID-19 in its jails and prisons has earned the state a failing grade from the American Civil Liberties Union and the Prison Policy Initiat...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Jun 25, 2020
New ACLU and PPI Report Shows Gross Negligence in States’ Responses to COVID-19 Pandemic in Prisons and Jails
NEW YORK — Today, the American Civil Liberties Union and the Prison Policy Initiative released a 50-state report entitled “Failing Grades: States’ Responses to COVID-19 in Ja...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Smart Justice
Jun 25, 2020
ACLU of Virginia Sends Notice of Noncompliance in COVID-19 Lawsuit Against VDOC for Failure to Follow Court-Approved Settlement
VIRGINIA – The ACLU of Virginia sent a notice of noncompliance yesterday to the Office of the Attorney General alleging the state’s failure to follow the settlement agreeme...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Jun 18, 2020
Federal Judge Orders Sweeping Reforms to D.C. Jail Conditions During COVID-19
U.S. Parole Commission Also Ordered to Provide Plan for Possible Further Reduction of Jail Population
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Jun 15, 2020
ACLU-KY Files Federal Lawsuit to Free Seven Medically Vulnerable People from Kentucky Correctional Institution for Women
LOUISVILLE – In a lawsuit filed today, seven people who are being held at the Kentucky Correctional Institution for Women (KCIW) have asked a federal court for their release ...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Jun 11, 2020
Federal Court Certifies Class, Orders Sheriff to Release List of People in Shelby County Jail Most Vulnerable to COVID-19
MEMPHIS, TENN. – Last night, a federal judge certified the classes in the lawsuit seeking the emergency release of medically vulnerable people, including people with disabilities...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
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