Press Releases
about Prisoners' Rights
Feb 04, 2021
Lawsuit Seeks to End Physical and Psychological Abuse of People with Mental Illness Incarcerated in Northern Correctional Institution
Extreme Inhumane Conditions, Constitutional Violations Detailed
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Jan 27, 2021
ACLU of Arkansas Calls on Benton County Sheriff to Restore Access to Reading Material in County Jail
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – The ACLU of Arkansas today demanded that the Benton County Sheriff restore access to reading material, asserting the sheriff’s book ban violates the First A...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Jan 26, 2021
ACLU Statement on Biden’s Executive Order to End DOJ Private Prison Contracts
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced an executive order today directing the attorney general not to renew Department of Justice contracts with privately operated crimi...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Jan 19, 2021
Salvadoran Man Who Spent Years in Solitary Because He Didn’t Speak English Settles Case with Virginia Department of Corrections
New Language Access Policy Part of Settlement
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 13, 2021
Delaware Community Organizations and Advocates Announce Support for Public Health Emergency Credit Bill
WILMINGTON, Dela. — ACLU of Delaware, Building People Power, Campaign for Smart Justice, Campaign to End Debtor’s Prison, Coalition to Dismantle The New Jim Crow, Delaware Cent...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Dec 21, 2020
ACLU of Maine Urges Mills Administration to Prioritize COVID-19 Vaccine for Incarcerated People
The ACLU of Maine is urging the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to prioritize prisons, jails and detent...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
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