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Nov 19, 2019
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Georgia Sends Cobb County Sheriff’s Office Open Records Request Concerning Conditions at its Adult Detention Center
ATLANTA – Today, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Georgia sent the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office an open records request regarding conditions at its Adult Detention Center. The Detention Center has...
Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights
Oct 24, 2019
ACLU-AK Condemns DOC Decision, Seeks Public Records in Relation to Overcrowding Concerns
ANCHORAGE – Today, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Alaska sent a letter to the state Department of Corrections (DOC) expressing our profound concerns regarding critical levels of overcrowding in sta...
Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights
Jun 20, 2018
Report Links Poor Medical Care to Deaths in ICE Detention
WASHINGTON — Poor medical treatment contributed to more than half the deaths reported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for a 16-month period, Human Rights Watch, the A...
Apr 09, 2018
Five-Week Trial Exposes Inhumane, Unconstitutional Conditions at Mississippi Prison Operated by Private Contractors
Experts and Prisoners Testify to Extreme Deficiencies at East Mississippi Correctional Facility in Security, Health Care, Food, and Sanitation, Conditions that Create Dangerous, Violent Environment for Prisoners and Staff
Court case: Dockery v. Hall
Aug 16, 2017
Overcrowding in Nebraska’s Prisons Has Led to Constitutional Violations That Endanger the Health, Safety, and Lives of Prisoners and Staff
LINCOLN, Neb. — The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Nebraska, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµNational Prison Project, Nebraska Appleseed, the National Association of the Deaf, and the law firms DLA Piper and Rosen Bien Galva...
Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights
Mar 02, 2017
Settlement Requires Major Improvements in Conditions for Prisoners With Disabilities at Montana State Prison
ACLU, CREEC, and the Montana Department of Corrections Resolve Americans with Disabilities Act Claims Remaining from 1994 Class-Action Lawsuit Over Prison Conditions
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