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Mar 12, 2020
ACLU of Connecticut Urges State Officials to Use Existing Powers to Release People Awaiting Trial, Certain Other Incarcerated People During COVID-19 Pandemic
HARTFORD, Conn. – In the wake of confirmed cases in Connecticut of coronavirus/COVID-19, the ACLU of Connecticut today called for state officials to take action to protect incarc...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Prisoners' Rights
Mar 04, 2020
South Dakota House Judiciary Committee Kills Bill to Modify Presumptive Probation
Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg’s attempt to modify presumptive probation failed in an 8-5 vote today by the House Judiciary Committee.
The ACLU of South Dakota opposed Senate B...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Feb 28, 2020
ACLU of Indiana Says Panhandling Amendment is Unconstitutional
INDIANAPOLIS — The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee amended SB 335 to include a panhandling amendment Wednesday.
ACLU of Indiana Statement:
“The panhandling amendment i...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Smart Justice
Feb 25, 2020
New Report: Rise of Extreme Sentences Drives Mass Incarceration in Washington
Analysis of three decades of sentencing records reveals stark consequences of policy shift
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Feb 25, 2020
ACLU of Oklahoma: The Legislature Has Failed to Live Up to Its Criminal Justice Reform Potential in 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – After a historic legislative-led initiative to provide commutation relief for people sentenced with charges later made misdemeanors under state question 780, the ...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Smart Justice
Feb 24, 2020
ACLU of Wyoming Supports Funding Mental Health, Substance Use Diversion Programs
Mental health and substance use diversion programs are an effective way to redirect people out of the criminal legal system and into supportive community treatment. Current diversi...
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Smart Justice
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