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Ending Indefinite Solitary Confinement for the Vast Majority of People with Death Sentences in Oklahoma
By Travis Handler
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Share this event "Stories That Free Us!" The Alabama Solution Screening & Panel Discussion
JJI hosts The Alabama Solution Screening + panel connecting prison conditions in Alabama & Oklahoma and why reform matters nationwide.
Join the Julius Jones Institute for a powerful community screening of The Alabama Solution, an Oscar-nominated 2025 documentary that brings audiences inside the Alabama Department of Corrections, revealing severe conditions, unchecked violence, and systemic failures long hidden from public view through footage recorded by incarcerated people themselves.
This event is hosted in partnership with C.A.N, Diversion Hub, Foundation for Liberating Minds, ACLU of Oklahoma, LiveFree Oklahoma, Oklahoma Appleseed and Vote For Change.
Though the film centers on Alabama’s prison crisis, these systemic issues are urgent not only in Alabama, but also in Oklahoma and across the United States, where communities are impacted by mass incarceration, lack of accountability, and human rights concerns within our carceral system.
Following the screening, stay for a community panel moderated by Senator Nikki Nice, where leaders and advocates will discuss how the film’s insights connect to justice system challenges nationally and locally, and explore pathways toward reform, accountability, healing, and collective action.
Trump's Attempt to Deride NLRB Won't Stop Power of Collective Actions
While the NLRB’s reopening is encouraging, workers must rely on each other to fulfill the promise of collective action.
Can Border Agents Search Your Electronic Devices? It’s Complicated.
We’ve been getting a lot of questions about when border agents can legally conduct searches of travelers’ electronic devices at international airports and other ports of entry. Unfortunately, the answer isn’t simple.
2025 Legislative Mid-session Review
As we reach the halfway point of this year’s legislative session, we continue to see the same relentless attacks on civil rights and liberties that have defined past years.
By Cindy Nguyen
Trump’s Attack on the Department of Education, Explained
The Trump administration just put millions of students’ education and civil rights at risk by closing key Department of Education offices and firing half of its workforce.
Reflecting Back on Over 60 Years as the ACLU of Oklahoma
For over six decades, the ACLU of Oklahoma has been a steadfast guardian of civil liberties, championing the rights of individuals against discrimination and injustice.
By Tamya Cox-Touré
Singled Out for Speaking Up: How UCSC Seized My Digital Life After I Joined a Lawsuit Against Them
A student is suing UC Santa Cruz to challenge the unconstitutional search and seizure of her phone in retaliation for her participation in a pro-Palestine, anti-war protest last spring.
DEI and Accessibility, Explained
Diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility policies…
'We Have to Reclaim Race and Racism'
As a former teacher, the ACLU’s Leah Watson has seen first-hand how beneficial an inclusive education can be. Today, she’s fighting attempts to deprive students of their right to learn.
'I Won’t Abandon My Country'
Maria is a third-generation Latina American who loves her country as much as she loves her husband, Miguel, who is undocumented. In a moment when Donald Trump has threatened to unlawfully deport millions, for Miguel and Maria, the American dream is finding a way to stay together.
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