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ACLU Statement on So-Called 'Religious Freedom' Executive Order

CONTACT: Steve Smith, 212-519-7811, ssmith@aclu.org

May 4, 2017

In Effort to Significantly Reduce U.S. Jail and Prison Population, ACLU Launches New Initiative to Overhaul Prosecutorial Practices, Seeking to Establish More Accountability, Transparency in Criminal Justice System

Major effort includes high-impact, locally driven prosecutorial reform campaigns, working closely with advocates across the country on litigation, legislative advocacy, voter education

April 26, 2017

ACLU of MS Responds to Governor's Veto of HB 1033

This week, Governor Bryant vetoed House Bill 1033, a bipartisan measure designed to improve the criminal justice system in Mississippi.

April 21, 2017

Bullies in Blue: Origins and Consequences of School Policing

Over the past 50 years, our schools have become sites of increased criminalization of young people—a disturbing fact that is even truer for poor Black and Latino communities.

April 21, 2017

The R.O.O.T.S. of Sunflower County Exhibition Travels to Jackson, May 1

Jackson, MS - Journey along with 19 young men of color as they conquer the school to prison pipeline during a special showcase of the R.O.O.T.S. of Sunflower County museum exhibit at the Smith Robertson Museum(528 Bloom Street, Jackson, MS) all month long in May.

April 21, 2017

ACLU and Lambda Legal Condemn 'Fake' Repeal of HB 2

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina General Assembly today passed a bill that does not repeal the discriminatory HB 2 law. Instead, it keeps in place the most harmful parts of the law.

March 30, 2017