Prison system
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Drug Czar Backs California Prison Guards, Opposes Unified Treatment Community
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - October 21 - President George W. Bush's drug czar today announced his opposition to Proposition 5, the Nonviolent Offender Rehabilitation Act (NORA), which will expand access to drug treatment for young people and nonviolent offenders - and make rehabilitation a priority of the state corrections system once again.
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ACLU Investigation Reveals Grossly Inadequate Conditions on Federal Death Row
Letter to Bureau of Prisons Director Demands Substantial Improvements
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - October 15 - Existing conditions on federal death row are grossly inadequate, fail to meet constitutional standards and jeopardize the health and safety of the men who live there, according to an American Civil Liberties Union investigation.
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Appeals Court Orders Defense Department to Release Detainee Abuse Photos in ACLU Lawsuit
NEW YORK - September 22 - A
federal court today ordered the Department of Defense to release
photographs depicting the abuse of detainees by U.S. forces in Iraq and
Afghanistan. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit rejected
the government's appeal of a 2006 order directing the Defense
Department to release the photos. Today's decision comes as part of an
American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit seeking information on the abuse
of prisoners held in U.S. custody overseas.
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Deaths in Custody Reporting Act Must Demand Accountability in Federal Immigration Detention Facilities
Senate should close loophole that allows deaths of immigration detainees in federal detention facilities to go unreported
WASHINGTON - September 18 - Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to mark up a bill that reauthorizes a Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) program, called the Deaths in Custody Reporting Program, which is designed to report the deaths of prisoners and immigration detainees in local and state custody. The ACLU urges senators to strengthen the House-passed bill, H.R. 3971, the Deaths in Custody Reporting Act of 2008, by requiring federal detention facilities to report in-custody deaths to the attorney general.
The following can be attributed to Joanne Lin, ACLU Legislative Counsel:
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ACLU Calls on Congress to End the Sentencing of Children to Life Imprisonment Without Parole
Legislation brings US into compliance with its international treaty obligations
WASHINGTON - September 11 - Today, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security is scheduled to hold a hearing on a bill that would help end the practice of sentencing children to life in prison without the possibility of parole and provide grants to states to improve the quality of legal representation for youth charged with an offense that could lead to a life sentence. In a letter to Representatives Robert C. Scott (D-VA), chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee, and Louie Gohmert (R-TX), ranking member, the ACLU calls on Congress to move forward with H.R.
