Press Releases

Court Orders N.C. to Provide Lifesaving Treatment to People Incarcerated

A federal court has ordered North Carolina to provide treatment for Hepatitis C, the most deadly infectious disease in the U.S., to three individual plaintiffs and to make treatment possible for all people who are incarcerated in state prisons and have been diagnosed with Hepatitis C.
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform

ACLU Calls on North Carolina to Transfer Kanautica Zayre-Brown to a Women’s Facility

The ACLU of North Carolina is demanding that the state Department of Public Safety immediately transfer Kanautica Zayre-Brown to a women’s facility and provide her with all medically necessary health care and accommodations to ensure her safety.
Issue Areas: LGBTQIA+ Equality

Groups Applaud DMV Gender Marker Change

the North Carolina Department of Transportation released a Sex Designation Form that will now be used to streamline the process for changing the gender marker on driver’s licenses and state identification cards.
Issue Areas: LGBTQIA+ Equality