Press Releases | American Civil Liberties Union

Aug 11, 2021

Court Preliminarily Approves Landmark Settlement That Improves Special Education Services in New Jersey State Prisons

The case, Adam X. et al. v. New Jersey Department of Corrections and Department of Education et al., was filed in January 2017 and offers a national example for special education services in prison.

Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights

Jul 16, 2021

Civil Rights Organizations Appeal FBI’s Refusal to Disclose Government Records on the “China Initiative”

WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union and Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC administratively appealed the FBI’s decision to close their joint FOIA request for ...

Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights

Jun 30, 2021

ACLU Releases Report on Treatment for Incarcerated People with Opioid Use Disorder

Failure to medicate people in prisons and jails leads to death and overdoses, report finds

Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights

Jun 07, 2021

Criminal Justice Task Force Releases First-Ever Federal Blueprint for Ending Solitary Confinement

Blueprint Provides Specifics for How the President and Congress Can Make Good on Biden's Promise to Stop This Torturous Practice

Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights

May 20, 2021

ACLU of Pennsylvania Sues Montgomery County for Denying its Lawyers Access to People in the Jail

PHILADELPHIA — The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania filed a federal lawsuit today alleging that Montgomery County violated the ACLU-PA’s First Amendment rights by...

Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights Human Rights

May 11, 2021

ACLU-DC, Public Defender Service File Discrimination Case Against D.C. Jail for Housing Trans Woman in Men’s Unit

WASHINGTON – The ACLU of the District of Columbia and Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia have filed a lawsuit against the District of Columbia government to sto...

Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights LGBTQ Rights

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