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For decades, local, state and federal public officials from both political parties and powerful interest groups engineered the system of mass incarceration. They did this in part by constructing a narrative of fear fueled by racism through which they passed laws, spent billions of dollars, and separated millions of families. It was a disaster of epic proportions that unfolded in slow motion and for which we are still paying the price today as a nation.
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By aclutn
Apr 16, 2017
Day 87: Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. by reading “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”
By Lindsay Kee
Apr 14, 2017
Arkansas About to Repeat My State’s Gruesome Mistakes
Almost three years ago, Clayton Lockett and Charles Warner were scheduled for execution in Oklahoma on the same night. You might remember that it didn’t go well. Of the two, only Lockett was killed that evening, and the manner of his death—the 43-minutes of torture—still haunts us. Our state government spent many months on investigations and lawsuits stemming from its cruelty.
Now across our eastern border, we see a governor planning seven
By aclutn
Apr 14, 2017
The NCAA Still Has a Chance to Do the Right Thing and Stand Up for Trans Rights
Any day now, the NCAA will announce which cities will host championship events from 2018-2022.
Through emails and
By aclutn
Apr 14, 2017
President Trump Can Take Concrete Action to Protect Syrian Civilians by Lifting the Muslim Ban
President Trump seemed visibly moved by the suffering of Syrian civilians in the wake of a brutal chemical attack in the country that killed over 89 civilians. However, there are far more effective ways for him to alleviate their plight than with military action that contravenes the Constitution.
Following the April 4 chemical attack, the president expressed his serious
By aclutn
Apr 13, 2017
Day 84: Know Your Rights: Pregnant, Post-Partum and Breastfeeding Workers
By Lindsay Kee
Apr 13, 2017
You Have a Right to Know How Trump’s Muslim Ban Was Implemented. So We Sued.
Extensive questions surround the chaos that erupted nationwide in response to President Trump’s first “Muslim ban.” Because the government has refused to hand over information that would allow the public to evaluate how the ban was implemented, ACLU affiliates have filed dozens of lawsuits around the country to demand details.
On January 27, President Trump signed Executive Order 13769, indefinitely blocking refuge
By aclutn
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