Press Releases
about Prisoners' Rights
Mar 16, 2020
ACLU of Michigan Urges Officials to Develop Proactive COVID-19 Plans for Jails and Prisons
DETROIT – The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU), together with Safe & Just Michigan and the American Friends Service Committee, are urging the Michigan Depart...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Smart Justice
Mar 13, 2020
ACLU of Delaware Sends Letter to AG Jennings and DOC Commissioner DeMatteis re: COVID-19
Amid the rapidly-changing situation surrounding COVID-19, the ACLU of Delaware’s Legal Director, Karen Lantz, has issued a letter to Attorney General Kathy Jennings and Delaw...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Smart Justice
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 12, 2020
ACLU of Louisiana Demands Immediate Release of Asylum-Seekers and People Awaiting Trial, Expedited Parole Hearings for Elderly Prisoners During Coronavirus Pandemic
NEW ORLEANS – In the wake of Louisiana’s first confirmed cases of coronavirus, the ACLU of Louisiana today called for expedited parole hearings for elderly people in state pris...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Prisoners' Rights
Feb 19, 2020
ACLU of Indiana files Jail Overcrowding Lawsuit Against Wabash County
Indiana Jail Overcrowding Crisis Results in Ongoing Litigation in Seven County Jails
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Feb 19, 2020
NYCLU Statement on ICE Director Visit to Rensselaer County Jail
Tomorrow, the acting director of ICE is scheduled to visit Rensselaer County Jail for a press conference to advance the agency’s campaign to gain access to New York’s DMV datab...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Prisoners' Rights
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