Press Releases

ACLU-TN Disturbed by Lethal Injection Report, Calls for Moratorium on Death Penalty

ACLU-TN executive director responds to the disturbing lethal injection report released by Governor Bill Lee's office.
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform

Shelby County Reforms Bail System

Shelby County has created a new bail process that will make the county’s system one of the fairest in the nation.
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform

Shelby County Commission Passes Resolution to Fund Bail Hearing Courtroom

ACLU-TN's comment on the Shelby County Board of Commissioners passing a resolution creating a new bail process, including establishment of a new bail hearing courtroom.
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform

ACLU-TN Statement on the Shelby County District Attorney Race

ACLU-TN's statement on the 2022 Shelby County district attorney election.

ACLU-TN Urges Governor to Veto "Truth-In-Sentencing" Bill That Worsens Mass Incarceration

We urged Governor Bill Lee to veto SB 2248/HB 2656, the “truth-in-sentencing" bill that would require certain offenders to serve all or nearly all of their sentences without the opportunity to earn credit for good behavior or program participation.
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform

ACLU-TN Urges Governor to Veto Bill Criminalizing Unhoused People

Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee urged Governor Bill Lee to veto HB 978/SB 1610, the bill that would criminalize unhoused people by making sleeping on any public property a felony.
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform