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.

Your Guide to Talking About Attacks on Trans Youth

Misinformation is fueling an attack on trans youth in state legislatures. These attacks overwhelmingly focus on youth and schools, and they will only make it harder for kids to grow up at all and make it harder to access the support, education, and community that all young people deserve.
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Your Guide to Talking About Attacks on Trans Youth

Misinformation is fueling an attack on trans youth in state legislatures. These attacks overwhelmingly focus on youth and schools, and they will only make it harder for kids to grow up at all and make it harder to access the support, education, and community that all young people deserve.

A photo featuring activist, drag queen and tv personality Peppermint with the title Tough Conversations With Peppermint.

The Most Racist Supreme Court Cases You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

Why does the Biden administration's Department of Justice continue to rely on cases that presume people in the territories are “alien races” composing “savage tribes”?

A view of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Making Space for Black History in the Classroom

Black history is hard to talk about, but learning about it builds my students’ confidence and empowers them to take life into their own hands.

Anthony Crawford

Three Key Problems with the Government’s Use of a Flawed Facial Recognition Service

Forcing people to use private ID-verification to access tax accounts or other government services raises serious privacy and equity issues.

IRS

Bring Black History Home, Every Day.

Every day, there is a Black history that can and should be honored and commemorated.

Bring Black History Home Everyday

Update: Previously Censored LGBTQIA+ Book Returning to Wake County Public Library

Gender Queer returning to Wake County library shelves.

ACLU of NC Statement on Marking One Year Since the U.S. Capitol Insurrection

“Our governing institutions have endured, not because they are inherently unbreakable, but rather as a result of constant defense against attacks that seek to advance white supremacy at the expense of our democracy. Understanding the meaning of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is essential to...

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As Omicron Surges, People in Jail and Detention are More Vulnerable Than Ever

The situation is dire, but you can take action in your own community to help protect incarcerated people.

The view of a housing unit at a correctional institution in Pennsylvania.

After 35 years, Congress Should Finally End the Sentencing Disparity Between Crack and Powder Cocaine

Over the years, this sentencing disparity has become emblematic of both the ineffectiveness of reactionary criminal justice policy and the racial disparities existing in our criminal justice system.

A gavel in a courtroom setting.