Press Releases

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Feb 8, 2011

Add Water and Kill?

ACLU Statement on New Lethal Injection Records from CA Department of Corrections
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Nov 30, 2010

Court Orders CDCR to Produce Lethal Injection Records

CA Corrections Dep't Has One Week to Give Details on Mystery Acquisition of Sodium Thiopental
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Nov 17, 2010

ACLU Sues California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

CDCR Has Failed to Produce Records on Recent Acquisition of Lethal Injection Drug
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Oct 25, 2010

ACLU to Attorney General: There is No Basis for Challenging California's Proposition 19

Continued Criminalization of Marijuana Wastes Scarce Resources and Has Disproportionate Impact on Communities of Color
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Sep 29, 2010

Rush to Execution Halted

Advocates Call for Replacing Death Penalty With Life Without Possibility of Parole
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Sep 28, 2010

UPDATE: Ninth Circuit Remands Case Back to Court for Reconsideration After Governor Grants 45-Hour Reprieve

California Set to Execute First Prisoner in Nearly 5 Years, Death Penalty Opponents Gather for Demonstrations Across the State
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Sep 23, 2010

Despite Public Objections, California Rushes Forward with Execution

Legal proceedings and uncertainties may continue through the set day of execution
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform