News & Commentary about Violence and Sexual Abuse
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The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.
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Apr 7, 2022
“Sexual Justice” Doesn’t Have to Mean Criminal Justice
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Apr 3, 2015
Everything That Is Wrong With U.S. Prisons in One Picture
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Jan 13, 2015
How US Prison Officials Rubber-Stamped a CIA Torture Chamber
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Dec 18, 2014
"I'm Still Gonna Be Me": Leading the Charge for Change in Prisons and Everywhere Else
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Dec 16, 2014
The Reign of Terror Ends at LA County Jails
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Oct 23, 2014
Not Having a Roof Over Your Head Can Mean Jail Time: The Criminalization of Homelessness
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Oct 17, 2014
Jail Doesn't Help Addicts. Let's Stop Sending Them There.
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Oct 9, 2014
A Psychotic Episode Shouldn't End in a Jail Cell