Press Releases

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ACLU Lawsuit Spotlights Sonoma County Sheriff and ICE for Unlawful Detentions and Racial Profiling of Latinos

Echoes of Arizona in Lawsuit Asserting Sonoma Sheriff Exceeded Local Authority in Immigration-Related Arrests

ACLU Assesses Possible Legal Violations Following Reports of an Information Breach at the San Jose Independent Police Auditor’s Office

Statement of Kelli M. Evans, Associate Director at the ACLU of Northern California
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform

Death Penalty Sentencing In Decline Across U.S.

California, Los Angeles Fall Back in National Trend Toward Permanent Imprisonment
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform

ACLU Urges San Francisco Police Commission to Reject Taser Proposal

Statement of Kelli M. Evans, Associate Director at ACLU of Northern California
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform

Over 12,000 Object to California’s Execution Plan

Wide range of groups and individuals say lethal injection proposal continues to be flawed
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform