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Apr 09, 2021
ACLU Files Emergency Lawsuit on Behalf of Woman in Nebraska Prison Fighting for Abortion Care
LINCOLN, Neb. — The ACLU of Nebraska filed a federal civil rights lawsuit today seeking emergency action on behalf of a woman at the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women (NCCW)...
Apr 05, 2021
Lawsuit: NY Jail’s Life-Threatening Ban on Methadone Treatment is Discriminatory and Unconstitutional
NEW YORK –The New York Civil Liberties Union and the American Civil Liberties Union’s National Prison Project today sued Jefferson County over its discriminatory and life-endan...
Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights
Apr 01, 2021
Federal Court Rules that Medical Care at Angola Violates Eighth Amendment Prohibition on Cruel and Unusual Punishment
NEW ORLEANS – In response to a lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Louisiana, along with The Promise of Justice Initiative, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Disability Rights Lou...
Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights
Apr 01, 2021
NYCLU on New York Ending Long-Term Solitary Confinement
ALBANY, N.Y. – Governor Cuomo signed the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement (HALT) Act into law, preventing some of the most harmful aspects of solitary confin...
Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights
Mar 18, 2021
NYCLU on the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement (HALT) Act’s Passage in the NYS Legislature
ALBANY, N.Y. – The New York State Senate and Assembly passed the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement (HALT) Act, a bill that will prevent some of the most harmf...
Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights
Mar 05, 2021
LGBTQ Civil Rights Coalition Condemns Trans Abuse in Michigan Prisons and Jails
DETROIT – Today an LGBTQ civil rights coalition is calling on the State of Michigan to formally investigate serious allegations involving the rape and further abuse of a transgen...
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