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Sep 17, 2021
NYCLU on Governor Hochul Signing the Less is More Act
ALBANY – Today, Governor Hochul signed the Less is More Act into law, which, once implemented, will prevent most people accused of technical parole violations from being put behi...
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Sep 16, 2021
Color Of Change & ACLU Call on President Biden to Grant Clemency to People Released Under the CARES Act in Full Page Washington Post Ad
Color Of Change, ACLU Demand President Biden Protect Thousands from Being Sent Back to Prison
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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PennsylvaniaJul 2024
Smart Justice
Criminal Law Reform
Horton v. Rangos (Amicus Brief)Horton v. Rangos (Amicus Brief)
This case challenges the government’s authority to incarcerate individuals accused of probation violations for months or years without meaningfully assessing their risk to the community. -
TexasJun 2024
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+3 Issues
Gonzalez v. Ramirez et al.Gonzalez v. Ramirez et al.
Although Texas law clearly prohibits prosecuting people for terminating their pregnancies, Starr County officials indicted, arrested, and jailed Lizelle Gonzalez for having an abortion. The ACLU’s Abortion Criminal Defense Initiative and Criminal Law Reform Project, alongside the ACLU of Texas and south Texas firm Garza Martinez, are representing Ms. Gonzalez in a lawsuit against Starr County and local officials based on violations of Ms. Gonzalez’s constitutional rights. -
News & CommentaryMar 2024
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Criminal Law Reform
President Biden's Order to Ban Private Prisons Faces a Persistent Internal Challenge: The U.S. Marshals ServicePresident Biden's Order to Ban Private Prisons Faces a Persistent Internal Challenge: The U.S. Marshals Service
Three years after President Biden ordered federal agencies to end prison profiteering, the Marshals Service continues to sidestep the ban. -
News & CommentaryJan 2024
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Jury JusticeJury Justice
A class-action lawsuit challenges the permanent exclusion of people with felony convictions from serving on juries.