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Our constitution is meant to safeguard against government abuses of power. But all too often, the rights of those involved in the criminal justice system are compromised or ignored. The ACLU works to reform the criminal justice system and make the promise of fair treatment a reality for all people. >> More about the ACLU's Criminal Justice work.


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Criminal Justice : Juvenile Justice : Legislative Documents

ACLU Youth Promise Act Letter (12/19/2007)

ACLU Letter to the House of Representatives Urging Opposition to H.R. 5295 Because of Fourth Amendment Infringement (09/18/2006)

Coalition Sign On Letter to House Members Sensenbrenner and Conyers Opposing H.R. 1279 (04/08/2005)

Coalition Letter to the Senate Urging Opposition to Section 206 of S. 1735, the Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act of 2003 (05/11/2004)

ACLU Letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee Urging Opposition to the Capital Sentencing Provisions in S. 1735, the Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act of 2003 (04/28/2004)

ACLU Letter to the Senate Urging Opposition to S.1735, the Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act of 2003 (04/21/2004)

Sign-on Letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee and to Senate Majority and Minority Leaders Expressing Concerns about the Recently Introduced "Gang Prevention" Legislation (S. 1735) (11/14/2003)

Letter to the Senate on Legislation to Increase Law Enforcement Electronic Surveillance, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Prosecution of Juveniles in Federal Court, and to Make the Use of Encryption a Grounds for Enhancing a Criminal Penalty (10/10/2000)

Juvenile Delinquency: Comparison of Present Law and Two Proposals in the 106 Congress (06/30/1999)

Coalition Letter to the Senate on Juvenile Justice and Disproportionate Minority Confinement (05/10/1999)

Memo in Opposition of S. 254, the Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Accountability and Rehabilitation Act of 1999 (03/10/1999)

Sign-on Letter to Senator Wellstone in Support of the "Mental Health Juvenile Justice Act" (01/20/1999)

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