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.

An Unlikely Player in the Resistance Against Trump: Your Local Sheriff

Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison has worked with ICE since 2007 to perform functions usually carried out by federal immigration agents. There is overwhelming evidence that the program has harmed immigrant communities without public safety benefits.
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An Unlikely Player in the Resistance Against Trump: Your Local Sheriff

Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison has worked with ICE since 2007 to perform functions usually carried out by federal immigration agents. There is overwhelming evidence that the program has harmed immigrant communities without public safety benefits.

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Marsy’s Law is Not the Way to Support Crime Victims. Vote Against.

We all agree that victims and their families deserve to be supported and treated with respect. But the reality is that Marsy’s Law is a misguided and problematic proposal — one that would fundamentally change our courts and could potentially delay justice for all, at a hefty cost to taxpayers.

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Federal Court Victory for Migrant Farmworkers Protects Their Right to Organize

Victoria Hernandez Jose is  a  member  of  North  Carolina’s  sole  farmworkers’  union,  which  has  been  targeted  by  a  state  law  limiting  its  ability  too represent  and  advocate  for  farm  laborers.

The Government Dropped the Ball on U.S. Torture Accountability. Citizens Picked It Up.

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This Election, Protect Our State Constitution. Vote Against Every Amendment.

When North Carolinians go to the polls this year, they will be asked to vote on six proposed amendments to our state constitution that range from flawed to harmful. Here's why you should vote against each one.

This election, vote against every amendment.

Report Card Documents Continued Attacks on Civil Liberties in N.C. General Assembly

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More Than 500 Children Are Still Separated. Here’s What Comes Next.

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The Nationwide Prison Strike: Why It’s Happening and What It Means for Ending Mass Incarceration

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The 14th Amendment Was Intended to Achieve Racial Justice — And We Must Keep It That Way

Few times in recent memory have demanded a more careful examination of our nation's history than now — the year we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the 14th Amendment’s passage.

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