Press Releases
about Criminal Law Reform
Feb 01, 2018
Savannah Police Suspend Program Instructing Landlords to Deny Housing to People with Criminal Records
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department suspended its Crime Free Housing Program, which for 18 years had instructed landlords to refuse to rent apartm...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Criminal Law Reform
Jan 04, 2018
ACLU Statement on DOJ Decision to Shift Federal Government’s Role in State Marijuana Laws
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice is expected to reverse an Obama-era policy today that discouraged federal prosecutors from bringing charges against marijuana users in stat...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jan 04, 2018
Civil Rights Organizations Demand Police Reform Documents From Justice Department
WASHINGTON — Three civil rights organizations filed Freedom of Information Act requests today with the Department of Justice for records relating to the enforcement of laws that ...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Dec 14, 2017
Maricopa County Prosecutor Drops Challenge to Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Act as Violation of Federal Law, Ceding Victory to ACLU
PHOENIX –Maricopa County Attorney William Montgomery has decided not to challenge the most recent ruling upholding Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Act, as the deadline of December ...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Dec 07, 2017
ACLU Responds to Guilty Verdict for Former Police Officer Michael Slager in Killing of Walter Scott
CHARLESTON – Shaundra Scott, the executive director of the ACLU of South Carolina, had the following response to former police officer Michael Slager’s guilty verdict in the ki...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Dec 06, 2017
ACLU of Kansas Report Reveals Consequences of the Severe Underutilization of Diversion in Kansas
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Today, following an exhaustive, multi-month investigation into diversion practices in all 105 counties in Kansas, the ACLU of Kansas issued a report detaili...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Smart Justice
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