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The Snitch System: How Snitch Testimony Sent Randy Steidl and Other Innocent Americans to Death Row (07/19/2007)
Published by the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern University School of Law, The Snitch System: How Snitch Testimony Sent Randy Steidl and Other Innocent Americans to Death Row, examines the prevalence and impact of "snitch" testimony in the criminal justice system.

Los Angeles County Public Defender Informant Testimony Survey (09/19/2006)
A survey of public defenders in Los Angeles County regarding the prevalence and appropriate use of informant testimony.

ACLU of Northern California Letter to the California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice Regarding Informant Use (09/19/2006)
A letter submitted by the ACLU of Northern California to the California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice concerning the use of informants in the criminal justice system. The letter offers several recommendations toward successful reform of the informant system.

Amnesty International Letter to California Commission on Fair Administration of Justice Regarding Informant Use (09/13/2006)
A letter sent by Amnesty International to the California Commission on Fair Administration of Justice documenting informant system abuse and proposing recommendations for reform.

Students for Sensible Drug Policy's Report on the State-by-State Impact of the HEA's Aid Elimination Penalty (04/17/2006)
A report released by the national student organization Students for Sensible Drug Policy. The first-of-its-kind report details the results of the group's Freedom of Information Act request to determine the state-by-state impact of the aid elimination penalty of the Higher Education Act, which denies financial aid to students convicted of a drug offense. The ACLU is challenging the penalty in federal court.

People Working to Legalize Medical Marijuana (11/29/2005)

About the ACLU Drug Law Reform Project (11/28/2005)

State Law Challenges to Student Drug Testing (11/01/2005)

Profile of Medical Marijuana Activist Valerie Corral (09/22/2005)

The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Compliance with the Attorney General's Investigative Guidelines (09/01/2005)
A report by the U.S. Department of Justice analyzing, in part, the FBI's compliance with guidelines controlling the use of confidential informants.

Time Line: In the Matter of Lyle Craker (08/22/2005)

California Attorney General Bill Lockyer's Opinion to the California Department of Health Services Following the Supreme Court's Decision in Gonzales v. Raich (07/15/2005)

ACLU Letter to Alaska Attorney General Marquez Concerning State's Response to Gonzales v. Raich Ruling (06/16/2005)

DLRP Internship Opportunities (05/19/2005)

Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office Legal Policies Manual: Jailhouse Informants (04/01/2005)
The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office policy governing the use of jailhouse informants as witnesses.