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.

Using Bail as Ransom Violates the Core Tenets of Pretrial Justice

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Using Bail as Ransom Violates the Core Tenets of Pretrial Justice

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Block the Vote: Voter Suppression in 2020

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Trump’s Three Year Campaign to Separate Families: The Muslim Ban

In this April 25, 2018 photo, a person holds up a sign that reads "No Muslim Ban" during an anti-Muslim ban rally at the Supreme Court

47 Years Later, We’re Fighting to Make Roe a Reality Everywhere

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The Trump Administration Weakens Standards for ICE Detention Facilities

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All Children Have a Right to Public Education, Regardless of Immigration Status

The law guarantees every child in the United States equal access to public elementary and secondary education. But the truth is that not every child in America has an equal opportunity to attend public schools.

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Gang Injunctions Give Police a License to Harass Black and Brown People

Veshon Shaw’s life changed forever in 2017 when a court placed him and many of his friends and family members in Wilmington under a “gang injunction.” The ACLU of North Carolina recently represented Veshon and two other people subjected to the injunction.

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“Merecemos vivir sin miedo”

“Una cosa es escuchar sobre la gente que está siendo detenida y separada todos los días, es otra cosa vivir ese sufrimiento por ti misma,” explica Yolanda Zavala, madre de cinco hijos quien emigró a Carolina del Norte desde Michoacán hace dos décadas.

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