American Civil Liberties Union

Prisoners' Rights:
The ACLU's National Prison Project is the only national litigation program on behalf of prisoners. Since 1972, the NPP has represented more than 100,000 men, women and children. The NPP continues to fight unconstitutional conditions and the "lock 'em up" mentality that prevails in the legislatures. Learn more about our project and take action to protect the rights guaranteed to all Americans.

Prisoner Rights : Resources

2008 – 2009 National Prison Project Litigation Docket (01/06/2009)
Summarizes developments in the National Prison Project's cases during 2008 and 2009.

ACLU Letter to Congress Regarding Federal Death Row Conditions (10/15/2008)

2007 - 2008 National Prison Project Litigation Docket (08/29/2008)
Summarizes developments in the National Prison Project's cases during 2007 and 2008.

ACLU of South Carolina Letter to Gov. Mark Sanford Requesting an Independent Audit of the South Carolina Prison System (08/26/2008)

Alabama Department of Corrections Continues to Deny Programs to HIV-Positive Prisoners (12/11/2007)

2006 – 2007 Updated National Prison Project Litigation Docket (10/18/2007)

Letter to ACLU from the Alabama Department of Corrections Regarding Programs for HIV-Positive Prisoners (09/28/2007)

Letter to Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner Richard F. Allen Regarding Rights of HIV-Positive Prisoners (09/28/2007)

Letter to Alabama Department of Corrections from ACLU and State Legislators Regarding HIV-Positive Prisoners (09/28/2007)

Broken Promises: Two Years After Katrina - Executive Summary (08/20/2007)
Broken Promises brings Abandoned & Abused into the present. Another year has passed, and OPP remains dangerously ill prepared to handle a future emergency. OPP's House of Detention and Central Lock-Up are both overcrowded and understaffed.

Broken Promises: Two Years After Katrina - Table of Contents (08/20/2007)

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