ACLU-TN’s campaigns leverage a range of targeted, integrated tactics — from coalition-building to public education and mobilization, to policy advocacy and beyond — to advance and protect your civil liberties. Whether we’re working toward ensuring that people are treated equitably in the criminal justice system, protecting voting rights, advancing LGBT equality, securing abortion rights, or ensuring that immigrants and refugees are treated fairly, our strategic campaigns are comprehensive and effective initiatives to defend and promote civil liberties and civil rights in Tennessee.
In Our Backyards: Money Bail in Rural Tennessee
In partnership with the Vera Institute of Justice, we traveled to rural counties across the state to learn first-hand how unfair money bail practices hurt families and communities in Tennessee.