Press Releases | American Civil Liberties Union

Mar 30, 2020

ACLU of Connecticut Reaction to First Positive COVID-19 Test of an Adult Incarcerated in Connecticut

HARTFORD, Conn. – The Connecticut Department of Correction today announced that a man who is incarcerated at Corrigan-Radgowski Correctional Center tested positive for COVID-19. ...

Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights Smart Justice

Mar 30, 2020

Public Defender Service, ACLU-DC Challenge D.C. Jail’s Failure to Protect Incarcerated Individuals From COVID-19 Pandemic

WASHINGTON – The ACLU of the District of Columbia and the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia today sued the D.C. Department of Corrections for its flagrant disr...

Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights Smart Justice

Mar 30, 2020

Governor Abbott’s Executive Order Undermines Public Safety, ACLU of Texas Responds

AUSTIN, Texas – Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order Sunday denying the release from jail of anyone accused of certain crimes if they could not afford to pay bail. The ...

Issue Areas: Smart Justice Prisoners' Rights

Mar 24, 2020

ACLU-DE and the Coalition for Smart Justice Urge Carney to Protect the Prison Population from COVID-19 Outbreaks

The American Civil Liberties Union of Delaware and the Delaware Coalition for Smart Justice sent a letter to Governor John Carney today urging immediate action to protect one of De...

Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights

Mar 24, 2020

ACLU-CT Reaction to First Positive COVID-19 Test of a Connecticut Department of Correction Worker

HARTFORD, Conn. – The Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) last night announced that an employee of Garner Correctional Institution tested positive for COVID-19. The follow...

Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights

Mar 19, 2020

ACLU of Maine Calls on Criminal Justice System Actors to Reduce Incarcerated Populations, Take Other Steps to Reduce Spread of COVID-19

PORTLAND, Maine – The ACLU of Maine last night urged dozens of top-level officials within the criminal legal system to take steps to reduce the number of people incarcerated in M...

Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights Smart Justice

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