Press Releases
about Prisoners' Rights
Jun 09, 2020
Appeals Court Strikes Down Ruling Requiring Bureau of Prisons to Release Medically Vulnerable People at Elkton Prison
COLUMBUS, OH — Today, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a preliminary injunction that directed the Bureau of Prisons to identify and transfer elderly and medically vulne...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Jun 08, 2020
Settlement Reached in Federal Lawsuit Seeking to Protect Incarcerated People from COVID-19
HARTFORD – The parties in McPherson v Lamont today reached an agreement, pending approval from a federal judge, to resolve a lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Connecticut and the law ...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Jun 03, 2020
ACLU Asks Supreme Court to Again Deny Bureau of Prisons Request to Block Order That Will Save Lives
BOP has failed to effectuate judge-mandated reduction of population at Elkton Prison
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
May 26, 2020
ACLU Sues to Protect People at Butner Federal Prison From COVID-19
CHARLOTTE, NC – In response to an intensifying COVID-19 outbreak at the federal prison complex in Butner, NC, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of North Carolina, Wash...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
May 26, 2020
ACLU of Oklahoma Urges Next Steps for COVID-19 Response in Prisons, Jails from Governor Stitt and Oklahoma Department of Corrections Director Scott Crow
OKLAHOMA CITY – The ACLU of Oklahoma is asking Governor Stitt and Oklahoma Department of Corrections Director Scott Crow to heed public health experts’ advice and immediate...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Prisoners' Rights
May 26, 2020
Supreme Court Denies Bureau of Prisons’ Request to Block Order That Will Save Lives
BOP has failed to effectuate judge-mandated reduction of population at Elkton Prison
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
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