Press Releases
about Prisoners' Rights
Jan 25, 2018
ACLU and Abolitionist Law Center Sue Pennsylvania to End Mandatory and Permanent Solitary Confinement for Prisoners Sentenced to Death
HARRISBURG — The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Pennsylvania, the Abolitionist Law Center, Kairys, Rudovsky, Messing, Feiberg & Lin LLP, and Drinker Biddle &...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Court case: Reid v. Wetzel
Jan 23, 2018
ACLU Calls for North Carolina Prisons to Lift Ban on The New Jim Crow
RALEIGH – The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina is demanding that the state Department of Public Safety immediately lift its unconstitutional ban on Michelle Alexa...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Nov 01, 2017
ACLU of Oklahoma Sues Over Forced Labor, Human Trafficking in Court-Mandated “Rehab” Program
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma filed suit today against the Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program (D.A.R.P., Inc. or D.A.R.P.) for a number of egre...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Oct 11, 2017
Arizona Department of Corrections Facing Fines, Contempt of Court for Failure to Comply with Healthcare Settlement
PHOENIX — A federal judge Tuesday issued an order putting the Arizona Department of Corrections on notice that the agency is facing possible fines and civil contempt of court bec...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Court case: Jensen v. Thornell
Aug 16, 2017
Overcrowding in Nebraska’s Prisons Has Led to Constitutional Violations That Endanger the Health, Safety, and Lives of Prisoners and Staff
LINCOLN, Neb. — The ACLU of Nebraska, the ACLU National Prison Project, Nebraska Appleseed, the National Association of the Deaf, and the law firms DLA Piper and Rosen Bien Galva...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Mar 02, 2017
Settlement Requires Major Improvements in Conditions for Prisoners With Disabilities at Montana State Prison
ACLU, CREEC, and the Montana Department of Corrections Resolve Americans with Disabilities Act Claims Remaining from 1994 Class-Action Lawsuit Over Prison Conditions
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Disability Rights
Court case: Langford v. Bullock
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