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Apr 05, 2021
Lawsuit: NY Jail鈥檚 Life-Threatening Ban on Methadone Treatment is Discriminatory and Unconstitutional
NEW YORK 鈥揟he New York Civil Liberties Union and the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 National Prison Project today sued Jefferson County over its discriminatory and life-endan...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Apr 01, 2021
Federal Court Rules that Medical Care at Angola Violates Eighth Amendment Prohibition on Cruel and Unusual Punishment
NEW ORLEANS 鈥� In response to a lawsuit filed by the 老澳门开奖结果 of Louisiana, along with The Promise of Justice Initiative, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Disability Rights Lou...
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Prisoners' Rights
Apr 01, 2021
NYCLU on New York Ending Long-Term Solitary Confinement
ALBANY, N.Y. 鈥� Governor Cuomo signed the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement (HALT) Act into law, preventing some of the most harmful aspects of solitary confin...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Mar 18, 2021
NYCLU on the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement (HALT) Act鈥檚 Passage in the NYS Legislature
ALBANY, N.Y. 鈥� The New York State Senate and Assembly passed the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement (HALT) Act, a bill that will prevent some of the most harmf...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Mar 05, 2021
LGBTQ Civil Rights Coalition Condemns Trans Abuse in Michigan Prisons and Jails
DETROIT 鈥� Today an LGBTQ civil rights coalition is calling on the State of Michigan to formally investigate serious allegations involving the rape and further abuse of a transgen...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Prisoners' Rights
Feb 26, 2021
Judge Orders ICE to Develop Vaccination Plan for People in ICE Custody in New York
BUFFALO, N.Y. 鈥� Yesterday, the Western District of New York ordered ICE to develop a vaccination plan for people detained by ICE in the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility in Bata...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
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