Criminal Law Reform

Ending Indefinite Solitary Confinement for the Vast Majority of People with Death Sentences in Oklahoma

After years of working collaboratively with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, we are proud to announce the end of indefinite solitary confinement for the vast majority of people incarcerated with death sentences in Oklahoma.

By Travis Handler

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It’s Time for Congress to Update Our Genetic Nondiscrimination Law

Congress should act now to prevent epigenetic discrimination before it becomes widespread.

Close-up of tweezers loading test tubes with sampled DNA.

Honoring the Past, Paving the Future: Enhancing Voter Registration

Here’s how federal agencies can further expand voting access.

In the foreground, posted on a telephone pole reads a sign "REGISTER TO VOTE", while a woman holds a sign saying "CHECK YOUR REGISTRATION NOW!" is in the background.

This Week, Anti-Abortion Extremists Showed Us Who They Really Are

Lawmakers are bending the democratic process and ignoring their constituents to push health care out of reach.

Protesters advocating reproductive rights gather at the State Capitol in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Justice and Safety, Not Fear, Continue to Win at the Ballot Box

In Pennsylvania and across the country, voters are electing candidates who offer solutions and hope, not fear and failure.

Election workers handle ballots at the Allegheny County Election Division warehouse in Pittsburgh.

Why Indigenous Students Are Fighting to Wear Tribal Regalia at Graduation

To wear tribal regalia is to reclaim Indigenous identity and honor ancestors who could not do the same.

Isabella Blu Aiukli Cornell and Sarah Adams-Cornell.

The Fight for Asylum: An American Imperative

Three advocates discuss how the ACLU shows up for asylum rights, and why they persist in this difficult work.

A photo of Maribel Hernandez Rivera and her husband.

Why Fair Housing is Key to Systemic Equality

Here’s how discrimination continues to impact access to housing today, and why we're fighting to ensure all people have equal access.

A row of apartment buildings.

Showing Up to Protect the Right to Seek Asylum

For decades, the ACLU has worked to protect the rights of asylum seekers.

Activists march to the White House to demand no asylum ban and no family detention.

The Sneaky Way the Police Could Abuse Their Power to Restrict Free Speech

The Supreme Court needs to hear a case out of Texas in order to protect people arrested for exercising their constitutional right to free expression and protest.

Businessman in handcuffs