Dec 18, 2015
ACLU Comment on President Obama’s Commutations and Pardons
WASHINGTON, DC – The White House announced that the federal prison sentences of 95 people would be commuted. Two people were pardoned. Five of those with commuted sentences were ...
Issue Areas: Smart Justice
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...
Nov 12, 2015
ACLU Asks Obama to Pardon Puerto Rican Independence Activist
The American Civil Liberties Union today made a plea asking for a presidential pardon to commute the disproportionate sentence and order the release of Puerto Rican Independence ac...
Oct 06, 2015
ACLU Comment on First Release of Federal Prisoners After Changes in Draconian Drug Laws
WASHINGTON, DC – The Department of Justice announced that 6,000 federal prisoners will be released between October 30 and November 2, some to halfway houses.They are eligible for...
Oct 06, 2015
Lawsuit Challenges Benton County’s Modern-Day Debtors’ Prison
Suit Says County Violates Constitution by Jailing People Who Are Too Poor to Pay Court-Imposed Debts
Oct 01, 2015
ACLU Comment on Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act Introduction
NEW YORK — In response to the introduction by Senators Chuck Grassley and Richard Durbin of the bipartisan and comprehensive Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act, Anthony D. Rom...
Issue Areas: Smart Justice
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