Blogs

What President Biden Needs to Do Beyond the First 100 Days

Now is our chance to reform and rebuild our institutions based on the painful truths that have been further highlighted over the past four years.

April 29, 2021

The Unhappy 25th Birthday of Two Tough-on-Crime Era Laws That Have Deadly Consequences for Incarcerated People

The PLRA and AEDPA have caused untold pain and suffering for people in prisons — they must be repealed.

April 27, 2021

New ACLU Report Finds Debt-Based Driver’s License Suspension Laws Impose Harm and Waste Resources

Debt-based license suspensions make violent police confrontations more likely, throw drivers into a cycle of poverty, and don’t improve debt repayment rates.

April 27, 2021

Derek Chauvin Verdict Means Accountability, Not Justice

The rare conviction of a police officer may offer relief to George Floyd's family and community, but the system that permitted his murder still stands.

April 22, 2021

Daunte Wright Should Never Have Been Stopped

On At Liberty, Paige Fernandez and Somil Trivedi respond to Daunte Wright’s death.

April 16, 2021

COVID-19 May Fade, But Will the Tracking Tools Built to Fight It?

We must ensure that temporary COVID-19 data surveillance infrastructures do not needlessly outlast this once-in-a-century pandemic.

April 16, 2021