Press Releases
about Criminal Law Reform
Oct 03, 2016
ACLU And 90 Organizations Press Justice Department for Data on Fatal Police Shootings
WASHINGTON — Ninety-six organizations sent a letter today spearheaded by the American Civil Liberties Union pressing the Department of Justice on the need for states and law enfo...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Oct 03, 2016
ACLU of San Diego Statement on El Cajon Police Department’s Video Release
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The video released Friday of the shooting death of Alfred Olango by El Cajon Police raises disturbing if sadly familiar questions about how police handle cris...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Sep 26, 2016
ACLU: Charlotte Police Must Release All Footage of Keith Lamont Scott Shooting; Disclosed Videos Raise Many Questions
CHARLOTTE – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of North Carolina joins those calling on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) to publicly release all body and...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Privacy & Technology
Sep 26, 2016
ACLU and Massachusetts Public Defenders Ask Court to Vacate 24,000 Unresolved Dookhan Cases
Almost five years after Hinton drug lab scandal, thousands await justice
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Smart Justice
Sep 22, 2016
ACLU of Oklahoma Responds to Charges Against Tulsa Officer Involved in Killing of Terence Crutcher
OKLAHOMA CITY – In response to the Tulsa County District Attorney’s announcement of the charge of manslaughter in the first degree against Officer Betty Shelby, the American Ci...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Sep 21, 2016
ACLU Calls on Charlotte Police to Release Video Footage of Keith Lamont Scott Shooting
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of North Carolina today called on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department to release any body or dash cam footage ...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
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