Press Releases | American Civil Liberties Union

Nov 18, 2015

Baltimore Jail Settlement to Bring Major Improvements in Medical Care, Facilities

BALTIMORE – The Public Justice Center, the Law Offices of Elizabeth Alexander, and the American Civil Liberties Union today announced a settlement agreement in Duvall v. Hogan, t...

Issue Areas: Smart Justice Prisoners' Rights

Aug 13, 2015

Connecticut Supreme Court: State May Not Kill Death Row Inmates Following Repeal of Death Penalty

The ACLU of Connecticut applauded this morning’s state Supreme Court decision holding that the Connecticut Constitution’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment forbids th...

Issue Areas: Capital Punishment Prisoners' Rights

Aug 06, 2015

CLASI and ACLU File Lawsuit on Behalf of Prisoners with Mental Illnesses in Solitary Confinement

Wilmington, DE – At least 100 people with mental illnesses are being held in solitary confinement by the Delaware Department of Corrections under conditions known to make mental ...

Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights

Jul 30, 2015

ACLU Comment on Closure of Decaying and Dangerous Jail Building in Baltimore

NEW YORK – Maryland Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the state will close the Men’s Detention Center, a facility within the Baltimore city jail system whose infrastruc...

Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights

Jun 17, 2015

New York City Must End Cash Bail System, NYCLU Testifies

NEW YORK — The New York Civil Liberties Union will today testify before the New York City Council that it must immediately abolish cash bail for New Yorkers accused of misdemeano...

Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform Prisoners' Rights

Jun 11, 2015

Federal Court Holds Mississippi Responsible for Protecting Prisoners from Gang Violence Abetted by Guards

Judge finds state Department of Corrections violates prisoners’ Eighth Amendment rights by putting them at risk for injury and death.

Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights

Court case: C.B. et al. v. Walnut Grove Correctional Authority, et. al.

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