Press Releases
about Criminal Law Reform
Sep 28, 2021
ACLU Applauds Minnesota Community for Enacting First Part of Reimagined Public Safety Policy
Brooklyn Center’s New Citation & Summons Policy Will Prevent Arrests for Non-Serious Offenses, Seeks to Prevent Future Tragedies Like the Terrible Killings of Daunte Wright and Kobe Dimock-Heisler
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Sep 28, 2021
ACLU of Louisiana Sues Police Officers for Unconstitutional and Unlawful Excessive Force Against Black Man
ACLU-LA has received 400 complaints against racist policing in Louisiana
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Sep 27, 2021
ACLU of Louisiana Releases Statement on Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office Mistreatment of Black Residents, Calls for Federal Investigation Into Lopinto’s Leadership
NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans Public Radio (WWNO/WRKF) and ProPublica, through its Local Reporting Network, co-published with the Times-Picayune/The Advocate, the first part of a yea...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Sep 16, 2021
CA Attorney General Called Upon to Investigate Riverside Sheriff’s Dept
Community and Activist Groups Cite Excessive Use of Force and Jails Conditions
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Sep 09, 2021
ACLU of Louisiana Sends Second Demand Letter to the Department of Justice
Letter calls for an investigation into Louisiana State Police’s Racist Misconduct, cites 15 gruesome cases filed against the agency
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Sep 03, 2021
ACLU of Delaware Calls on Public to Make Comment on Regulating the Use of Body Cameras by Law Enforcement
WILMINGTON — On September 2, 2021, the Delaware Council on Police Training held its first of two public meetings to begin the process of setting forth regulations for the use of ...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Criminal Law Reform
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