Press Releases
about Prisoners' Rights
Apr 21, 2020
Civil Rights Lawyers File Complaint Against State Officials Over COVID-19 Outbreaks in Arkansas State Prisons
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the law firm Squire Patton Boggs, Disability Rights Arkansas, the American Civil Liberties Un...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Smart Justice
Apr 21, 2020
ACLU of Connecticut Files Federal Emergency Lawsuit to Force Governor, Commissioner of Correction to Protect Incarcerated People from COVID-19
HARTFORD, Conn. – The ACLU of Connecticut filed a federal class action lawsuit late last night on behalf of all people incarcerated in Connecticut prisons and jails, seeking emer...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Prisoners' Rights
Apr 13, 2020
ACLU of Connecticut Reacts to First Death from COVID-19 of A Person Incarcerated by State of Connecticut
HARTFORD, Conn. – The Connecticut Department of Correction today announced that the first death from COVID-19 of a person incarcerated by the State of Connecticut. According to t...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Apr 10, 2020
ACLU of Arkansas Joins Civil Rights Organizations Demanding Southern Officials Protect the Health and Safety of Incarcerated People from COVID-19 Pandemic
LITTLE ROCK – The ACLU of Arkansas this week joined the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and other civil rights groups in issuing a Demand for Immediate Actio...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Apr 10, 2020
ACLU of Arkansas Joins Civil Rights Organizations Demanding Southern Officials Protect the Health and Safety of Incarcerated People from COVID-19 Pandemic
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The ACLU of Arkansas this week joined the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and other civil rights groups in issuing a Demand for Immediate...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Smart Justice
Apr 07, 2020
Court of Appeals Called on to Sound Alarm about Unfolding Crisis by Taking Quick Action to Ensure Compliance with CDC Guidance
BALTIMORE – Following weeks of public calls from some of the world’s most renowned public health experts, people in law enforcement, corrections staff, and courts across the co...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Smart Justice
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