Press Releases
May 01, 2020
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµStatement Calls for the Release of Pregnant People from Prisons and Jails
WASHINGTON — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order today to release pregnant people who have less than six months in their sentence from New York prisons.
In resp...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Criminal Law Reform
Feb 10, 2016
Health Care at Women’s Prison Improved to Meet Terms of Settlement with ACLU
MILWAUKEE – The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ and the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Wisconsin today announced that the State of Wisconsin has satisfied the terms of a settlement agreement requiring f...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
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