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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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Feb 03, 2023

The Death Penalty Doesn’t Reflect Our National Values. Why is the Biden Administration Still Pursuing It?

The trial of Sayfullo Saipov provides a test case for whether Biden will keep his promise to end the death penalty.

Joe Biden speaking in front of several American flags.
Feb 02, 2023

What is Mifepristone and Why is it Essential to Abortion Access?

Here are five facts to know about medication abortion, and why it’s a critical part of our fight for abortion access.

Boxes of the drug mifepristone.
Feb 01, 2023

Making Black History, Building Black Futures

The battle for civil rights continues to this day. Here are some of the Black leaders who laid the groundwork — and those carrying the fight for true equality into the future.

Autherine Lucy, left, front, 26-year-old student at the University of Alabama, arrives at U.S. District Court for the hearing of her petition for an order requiring the school to re-admit her to classes in Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 29, 1956. With Lucy are...
Jan 30, 2023

What it’s Like to Fight for Abortion Rights, Post-Roe

Abortion rights advocates reflect on their activism post-Dobbs, and the role storytelling still plays in the ongoing fight.

A collage of portraits of the five storytellers: Angel Kai, Veronika Granado, Cazembe Jackson, Briana McLennon, and Maleeha Aziz
Jan 26, 2023

Biden Must Reverse Plans to Revive Deadly Trump-era Asylum Bans

The administration’s proposed tweaks to Trump’s bans are mere window-dressing on policies that will still inflict needless suffering.

A man seeking asylum in the United States wears a shirt that reads, "BIDEN PLEASE LET US IN!," as he stands among tents that line an entrance to the border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico.
Jan 26, 2023

Trans Students Should Be Treated With Dignity, Not Outed by Their Schools

Children and adults have a constitutional right not to have intimate facts about their lives disclosed without their consent.

A group of rainbow flags arranged among a pile of books.
Jan 23, 2023

How the ACLU Tracks Anti-LGBTQ Bills, and How We’re Fighting Back

Keep tabs on state legislative attacks against LGBTQ people with the ACLU's nationwide tracking system.

Demonstrators gather on the steps of the Montana State Capitol protesting anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.
Jan 20, 2023

ACLU History: Showing Up for Abortion Rights Since 1920

As we remember Roe v. Wade on the 50th anniversary of the decision, look back at some of the many fights led by the ACLU along the way.

A collage of pro-choice protestors, Roe v. Wade documents, and medical abortion pills all on a burgundy background.
Jan 20, 2023

To Root Out Racism in the Criminal Legal System, We Can’t Fear Too Much Justice

The landmark California Racial Justice Act is allowing our clients to challenge their death penalty prosecutions in Riverside County.

The California State Capitol building.