Press Releases
Mar 16, 2021
ACLU of Louisiana Releases Statement Following Allegations that Louisiana State Police Attacked an Unarmed Black Man, Bragged and Joked About Violence
NEW ORLEANS – The ACLU of Louisiana released the following statement in response to allegations that four Louisiana State Police officers from Troop F beat a Black man who had al...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Mar 11, 2021
NYCLU on Body Camera Footage of Rochester Police Killing Individual Experiencing Homelessness
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Yesterday, body camera footage was released showing Rochester police officers fatally shooting an individual experiencing homelessness. In response, the New Yor...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Disability Rights
Mar 10, 2021
NYCLU Statement on Rochester PD Killing Individual Experiencing Homelessness
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – In response to reporting that Rochester police officers fatally shot an individual experiencing homelessness, the New York Civil Liberties Union issued the foll...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Disability Rights
Mar 05, 2021
NYCLU on Rochester PD Pepper Spraying Mother and Three-Year-Old Child
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – In response to footage released today of Rochester police officers pepper spraying a mother holding her three-year-old child, the New York Civil Liberties Union...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Mar 05, 2021
NYCLU on Fatal Law Enforcement Shooting of 17-Year-Old Experiencing a Mental Health Crisis
NEW YORK – In response to reporting that a 17-year-old was shot and killed by law enforcement near Jamesville, New York, the New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following s...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Disability Rights
Feb 08, 2021
Transgender Watertown Woman Sues Police, Sheriff for Discrimination, Abuse, Sexual Assault
Watertown jail’s strip search policy is unconstitutional, suit argues
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Criminal Law Reform
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