66% of voters say that rehabilitation should be prioritized over incarceration.

How Programs like HEART Fund Care, Not Criminalization

This week (May 5-8) is ACLU Community Safety Week on Capitol Hill. We’re joining the ACLU in DC to demand Congress invests in prevention, not punishment.

Statement from the ACLU of North Carolina on the Violence at the U.S. Capitol Building

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Statement from the ACLU of North Carolina on the Violence at the U.S. Capitol Building

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N.C. Court of Appeals Rules that Domestic Violence Protections Must Apply Equally to Unmarried LGBTQ Couples

Victory in M.E. v.T.J.

New Mini-Documentary Film Highlights the Movement to Decarcerate State Prisons

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What Clemency Would Mean For People Like Larry Allred.

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What 100 Years of History Tells Us About Racism in Policing

In the middle of the 2020 pandemic, America was shaken by the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, and the protests that erupted in the aftermath.

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Biden Must Restore Citizenship for Black and Brown People

President Trump’s relentless destruction of our immigration system is well documented. However, the myriad ways in which he attacked and targeted Black and Brown people seeking immigration benefits or citizenship, and even U.S. citizens is less discussed.   

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“How Am I Supposed to Get a Fair Shot? As a Black Man, the Odds are Stacked Against Me.”

Written by Larry Allred, an incarcerated North Carolinian in Caswell Correctional.

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N.C. Court Appoints Special Master to Oversee Protections for People Incarcerated During the Pandemic

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A Look at Our 2020 Work in 20 Tweets

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