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Jan 25, 2018

Pennsylvania Imposes Permanent Solitary on Prisoners Facing Death

Prisoners in Pennsylvania can spend decades in solitary confinement, harming their physical and mental health.

Imagine an ordinary parking space. Now add walls and a ceiling made of thick concrete...

By aclutn

Prisoners in Pennsylvania can spend decades in solitary confinement, harming their physical and mental health.

Imagine an ordinary parking space. Now add walls and a ceiling made of thick concrete...

By aclutn

Jan 25, 2018

The NYPD’s ‘Cult of Compliance’

The NYPD reveals itself as an unelected branch of New York City government that elected leaders will not defy.

In New York City, bills are passed by city council members and signed by...

By aclutn

The NYPD reveals itself as an unelected branch of New York City government that elected leaders will not defy.

In New York City, bills are passed by city council members and signed by...

By aclutn

Jan 24, 2018

Customs and Border Protection Violated Court Orders During the First Muslim Ban Implementation

Even as court orders rolled in, Customs and Border Protection continued to uphold Trump's Muslim ban.

It’s been nearly a year since the Trump Administration issued its first Muslim ban...

By aclutn

Even as court orders rolled in, Customs and Border Protection continued to uphold Trump's Muslim ban.

It’s been nearly a year since the Trump Administration issued its first Muslim ban...

By aclutn

Jan 24, 2018

Is a Nondisclosure Agreement Silencing You From Sharing Your ‘Me Too’ Story? 4 Reasons It Might Be Illegal

If you have been sexually harassed, you shouldn’t be silenced by a coercive nondisclosure agreement.

The #MeToo movement has freed women, many of whom have kept silent about sexual harassment or...

By aclutn

If you have been sexually harassed, you shouldn’t be silenced by a coercive nondisclosure agreement.

The #MeToo movement has freed women, many of whom have kept silent about sexual harassment or...

By aclutn

Jan 23, 2018

Dallas County Violates People’s Rights by Keeping Them in Jail for Being Poor

Dallas County’s use of money bail is perpetuating illegal wealth-based incarceration.

Shannon Daves is a 47-year-old transgender woman who has been homeless in Dallas County, Texas, since last...

By aclutn

Dallas County’s use of money bail is perpetuating illegal wealth-based incarceration.

Shannon Daves is a 47-year-old transgender woman who has been homeless in Dallas County, Texas, since last...

By aclutn

Jan 23, 2018

Tenants Can Get Evicted for Calling the Police Across New York and Much of the Country

So-called “nuisance ordinances” create a perverse incentive not to report crime and endanger domestic violence victims.

The second time that Laurie Grape called the police during an attack by her...

By aclutn

So-called “nuisance ordinances” create a perverse incentive not to report crime and endanger domestic violence victims.

The second time that Laurie Grape called the police during an attack by her...

By aclutn