Press Releases
about Prisoners' Rights
Aug 23, 2022
ACLU and ACLU of North Carolina Urge Court to End Health Care Delays Faced by Incarcerated Transgender Woman
CONTACT
Gillian Branstetter, gbranstetter@aclu.org
Olivia Neal, oneal@acluofnc.org
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union and the American Civi...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Prisoners' Rights
Jul 25, 2022
Arizona Department of Corrections Violating First Amendment by Banning Issues of The Nation Magazine
Arizona prison officials withholding selected issues of The Nation from incarcerated subscribers
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Jul 01, 2022
Federal Court Finds Conditions in Arizona State Prisons Unconstitutional
PHOENIX — U.S. District Judge Roslyn O. Silver found on June 30 that the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reentry (ADCRR) systematically violates the consti...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Court case: Jensen v. Thornell
Jun 15, 2022
New ACLU/GHRC Report Finds Widespread Coercion and Exploitation of Incarcerated Workers Nationwide
NEW YORK — Incarcerated workers in American prisons generate billions of dollars worth of goods and services annually but are paid pennies per hour without proper training or opp...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Prisoners' Rights
Apr 29, 2022
ACLU Files Lawsuit Against NC Department of Public Safety for Inhumane Treatment of Incarcerated Transgender Woman
Despite the medical findings of health care providers engaged by DPS, prison officials continue to deny gender-affirming care to Kanautica Zayre-Brown
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Prisoners' Rights
Sep 21, 2021
ACLU Urges Biden Administration to Cut Ties with Private Prison Operation in Downtown San Diego
City of McFarland in Kern County Figures into For-Profit Operator GEO’s Scheme to Circumvent Biden’s Executive Order to End Renewals of Contracts
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
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