Press Releases
about Criminal Law Reform
Nov 18, 2020
Civil Rights Groups Decry Downplaying of Racial Disparities in Police Traffic Stops and Searches
Frustrated by the release of annual reports that minimize racial profiling patterns shown by police traffic stop and search data, three civil rights groups have issued a letter opp...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Criminal Law Reform
Oct 29, 2020
ACLU Demands Immediate Divestment from Philadelphia Police Department in the Wake of Walter Wallace, Jr. Killing
PHILADELPHIA — In the wake of the killing of Walter Wallace, Jr., the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, in collaboration with the national ACLU, today demanded that...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Criminal Law Reform
Oct 29, 2020
ACLU-WV Releases 2020 Police Misconduct Report
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia (ACLU-WV) has released its 2020 Police Misconduct Report, which sheds light on a lack of transparency amon...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Criminal Law Reform
Oct 21, 2020
Dallas Officials Urged to Pass ‘Cite and Release’ Ordinance
DALLAS – Leading civil rights groups and Dallas community organizations today sent a letter to Mayor Eric Johnson and the Dallas City Council demanding an end to unnecessary arre...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Oct 21, 2020
ACLU Lawsuit Seeks Information on Federal Government’s Failed Response to COVID-19 in Jails and Prisons
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of the District of Columbia, Williams & Connolly LLP, and attorney David Sobel filed suit today against the Federal Bu...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Prisoners' Rights
Oct 13, 2020
ACLU of Georgia Announces Voter Education Campaign in Key Local Sheriff Races
Civil Rights Group is Working to Provide Information to Voters in Cobb and Gwinnett Counties About the Stakes of the Upcoming Sheriff Election in Both Counties.
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
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