Press Releases
about Criminal Law Reform
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
Oct 08, 2020
ACLU of Rhode Island Statement on PERA Report on the Hanley Assault Incident
Below is a statement issued by ACLU of RI executive director Steven Brown in response to the release of a report by the Providence External Review Authority investigating the assau...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Oct 02, 2020
Protester Who Lost an Eye While Demonstrating Against Police Brutality Sues City of Fort Wayne
INDIANAPOLIS — The ACLU of Indiana and Sidley Austin LLP today filed a lawsuit on behalf of Balin Brake, a 21-year-old resident of Fort Wayne whose right eye was destroyed while ...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Criminal Law Reform
Sep 23, 2020
ACLU Statement on Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Charging Decision
NEW YORK — Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron today charged former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison with three counts of wanton endangerment of the first degree. Ch...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Sep 23, 2020
ACLU of Kentucky: Commonwealth of Kentucky Denies Justice for Breonna Taylor
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced today that LMPD Detective Brett Hankison has been charged with three counts of First-Degree Wanton Endangerment for sh...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Sep 18, 2020
ACLU of Louisiana Condemns Apparent Cover-Up of Killing of Black Motorist by LSP
NEW ORLEANS – The ACLU of Louisiana today condemned an apparent cover-up by the Louisiana State Police regarding the death of Ronald Greene, who died after a struggle with police...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
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