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Words From Prison: Abused at Home, Abused by the System; Girls and the Juvenile Justice System (06/12/2006)

Words From Prison: The Collateral Consequences of Incarceration (06/12/2006)

Words From Prison: Violence Against Women, Homelessness and Incarceration (06/12/2006)

Words From Prison: Women's Incarceration and Loss of Parental Rights (06/12/2006)

Words From Prison - Organizations of Interest (06/12/2006)

Words From Prison - Bibliography (06/12/2006)

Words From Prison: Sexual Abuse in Prison (06/12/2006)

Words From Prison: Drug Policy, Race and Women's Incarceration (06/12/2006)

ACLU Victory in Lochren v. Suffolk County (06/05/2006)
Lochren v. Suffolk County is a legal case that six female police officers have brought against their employer, the Suffolk County Police Department, to challenge department policies that discriminate against women officers by denying them limited duty during their pregnancies. While the case represents only six women, it confronts issues that women in non-traditional employment face across the country.

Women Who Put Women's Rights on the ACLU Agenda (03/01/2006)
Learn about how the ACLU Women's Rights Project began and the people involved in starting it.