Sep 19, 2023
U.S. Marshals Service Evades Biden Executive Order to End Contracts with Private Prisons, ACLU-Obtained Records Indicate
NEW YORK — The United States Marshals Service (USMS) is avoiding compliance with President Biden’s executive order requiring the Department of Justice (DOJ) to end contracts wi...
Sep 15, 2023
Under Public and Legal Pressure, Louisiana Finally Moves Children Out of Angola Prison
BATON ROUGE, La. — After more than a year of national and local advocacy, public outrage and an ongoing federal lawsuit, the state of Louisiana has finally relented and moved chi...
Court case: Alex A. v. Edwards
Sep 15, 2023
Appeals Court Allows Louisiana to Keep Children in Angola Prison
NEW ORLEANS, La. — The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is allowing Louisiana to continue to hold children in the Louisiana State Penitentiary, known as Angola. The district court ...
May 11, 2023
ACLU Files Amicus Supporting Minimum Wage for Incarcerated Workers
OAKLAND, Calif. — The for-profit company Aramark makes $16 billion annually, including through contracts to provide food in jails and prisons across the country. Among the worker...
Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights
Apr 25, 2023
New Evidence of Horrific Treatment of Pregnant People in CBP Custody Reignites Demands For Change
180 Organizations and Medical Professionals Sign Letter to Acting Commissioner Tiller Demanding CBP Strictly Limit Detention of Pregnant, Postpartum, Nursing People, Their Infants
Feb 28, 2023
LA County Violates Court Order and Perpetuates Horrific Jail Conditions
ACLU Calls for the Board of Supervisors and Sheriff to be Held in Contempt
Court case: Rutherford v. Luna
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