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

Mecklenburg Co. Sheriff Announces End of 287(g) Program

CHARLOTTE – Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden announced today that the county will terminate its 287(g) program, a partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that funds local law enforcement agencies to engage in federal immigration enforcement activities.

Judge: N.C. Prisons Should Provide Lifesaving Treatment to People Incarcerated

DURHAM, N.C. – A magistrate judge today recommended that a federal district court judge order the North Carolina Department of Public Safety to provide universal testing and treatment for Hepatitis C, the most deadly infectious disease in the U.S., to all people who are incarcerated.

ACLU Statement on N.C. Constitutional Amendments Vote Results

RALEIGH – North Carolina voters tonight rejected two of six amendments to the state constitution proposed by the General Assembly. The ACLU of North Carolina opposed all six amendments and, as a member of the statewide “By the People” coalition, worked to educate voters about their dangerous impact.

Court Says N.C. Law Does Not Bar Transgender People from Public Facilities

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – A federal court last night said that House Bill 142, the 2017 law that replaced North Carolina’s notorious anti-LGBT measure, House Bill 2, does not bar transgender people from using public restrooms and other facilities that match their gender identity