Aug 26, 2021
Six-Figure ACLU, FAMM Ad Buy Urges Biden to Issue Clemency for 4,000 People Currently on Home Confinement at Risk of Being Sent Back to Prison
WASHINGTON — Today, the American Civil Liberties Union and Families Against Mandatory Minimums launched a broadcast ad pushing President Biden to honor his commitment to signifi...
Issue Areas: Smart Justice
Aug 03, 2021
ACLU of Rhode Island Sues Dept of Corrections Over Continued Incarceration of Inmates Granted Parole
A habeas corpus petition filed today by ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys and the Public Defender argues that an inmate is unlawfully being held in prison despite a decisi...
Issue Areas: Smart Justice
Jul 19, 2021
Right-Left Coalition Urges Biden Administration to Grant Clemency for Individuals on Home Confinement
WASHINGTON — Today, 20 organizations representing a broad spectrum of American life sent a letter to the Biden administration urging the use of presidential power to commute the ...
Issue Areas: Smart Justice
Jun 28, 2021
Bipartisan Organizations Call on President Biden to Immediately Prevent Thousands on Home Confinement From Being Sent Back to Federal Prison
WASHINGTON — Today, Families Against Mandatory Minimums, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the Justice Action Network called on President Biden to use his clemency authorit...
Issue Areas: Smart Justice
Jun 23, 2021
ACLU Statement on Biden Crime Reduction Proposal
WASHINGTON — Today, President Biden and Attorney General Garland announced a plan to combat gun and related violence. Udi Ofer, director of the ACLU’s Justice Division, issued...
Issue Areas: Smart Justice
Jun 21, 2021
Alabama's Board of Pardons and Paroles Denies Restoration of Civil Rights
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Campaign for Smart Justice with ACLU of Alabama has uncovered an unacceptable drop in pardons granted to Alabamians. In a newly published report, the A...
Issue Areas: Smart Justice
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