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Jul 21, 2022
ACLU Statement on Biden’s “Safer America Plan”
WASHINGTON — Today President Biden announced a plan to fund programs intended to make America “safer.” The president’s plan proposes investments in two competing approaches...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Smart Justice
May 19, 2022
ACLU Releases Polling Indicating Strong Support for Clemency
Polling Release Coincides with House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on Clemency
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Apr 26, 2022
ACLU Responds to Biden’s Pardons, Reduced Drug Sentences
WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden announced commutations and pardons for 78 people. Cynthia W. Roseberry, deputy director of the Justice Division at the American Civil Libertie...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Mar 01, 2022
ACLU’s Smart Justice Campaign Receives New Major Funding for Criminal Justice Reform
NEW YORK — The Just Trust for Action announced today that the American Civil Liberties Union Campaign for Smart Justice will be part of its inaugural grants to support the moveme...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Feb 28, 2022
ACLU Reports: Racist, Unjust District Attorney Policies in Orange, Riverside Counties
Comprehensive Reports Call for Urgent, Drastic Changes to DA Practices
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Smart Justice
Dec 21, 2021
ACLU Statement on Biden Administration’s Decision to Rescind Trump-Era Memo on Home Confinement
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department today overturned a Trump administration memo that would have forced thousands of people transferred from prison to home confinement during COV...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
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