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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Voices Uncaged: Hispanic Heritage Art and Activism

This event is in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month with the purpose of bringing together artists, organizers, and community members to explore the powerful intersection of art and activism. We aim to uplift the voices, experiences, and resilience of immigrant communities – particularly those impacted by detention, deportation, and harmful immigration policies.

The event will take place at a local art gallery in the Paseo Art district of OKC near Flora Bodega, a community hub. Attendees can come-and-go anytime from 6-9pm on Friday, September 4 during the Paseo District's First Friday gallery walk.

Hispanic woman and man looking to the left.

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One Key Reform Can Fight Voter Suppression

We need a renewed commitment to democracy itself, and to the basic principle that every individual should count equally in our political processes.

Clipboards with voter registration forms.

Congress Shouldn’t Be Fenced Off to the People it Represents

The Capitol buildings and grounds are quintessential places for free speech and protest, accessible by people from all walks of life. Permanently fencing off the Capitol would inflict concrete harms to our democracy.

Black fence in front of Capitol building in Washington, DC.

Meet Deborah Archer, ACLU National Board President

The civil rights lawyer, scholar, and teacher is the first Black person to lead the organization's board.

Image of the new ACLU President Deborah Archer

To Combat Inequitable Vaccine Access, Look to the Numbers

Social vulnerability data is key to intentionally increasing vaccine access to those who need it most.

Syringes loaded with the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine spread on a clinic table

The Coordinated Attack on Trans Student Athletes

Opponents of trans rights have moved from attacking trans students in restrooms to attackingtrans students in sports.

Protestors with signs advocating for the rights of trans youth.

The Time Is Now: Congress Must Pass Citizenship Legislation

Americans delivered a mandate to Congress and President Biden: fix our broken immigration system.

Candidates for American citizenship recite the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony.

President Biden: Stop Funding the Policing of Our Students

To advance racial equity and disability justice, Biden must end federal funding of police in schools.

Protesters demanding removing police officers from schools on steps of Department of Education know as Tweed Courthouse in New York on June 25, 2020.

Breaking Down Systemic Racism Through Collective Action in the South

As part of our Systemic Equality campaign, over the next two years the ACLU will be investing directly in Southern states and our Southern affiliates to further our commitment to racial justice work.

ACLU legal observers sit by a "Vote Here" sign outside a polling place in Georgia on Election Day.

My Genderless ID Makes Me Feel Safe

Trans and non-binary people often experience discrimination related to gender markers leading to a fear of violence when we must show our IDs.

Form with gender-neutral marker.