ACLU
Lawyer For Trans Woman Hopeful Settlement Will Impact Jail Policies
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“This is a policy that addresses housing placement, safety, access to medical care, name and pronoun use, search procedures.”
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“This is a policy that addresses housing placement, safety, access to medical care, name and pronoun use, search procedures.”
Attorneys say they believe the stop was racially motivated. The ACLU’s client was detained, then placed in ICE custody.
Marsy’s Law would insert a bill of rights for crime victims in Pennsylvania’s constitution. The ACLU thinks it’s too sweeping and would need to be broken into parts.
The ACLU first sued in 2015, when they say some people deemed unfit for trial were stuck in county facilities for over a year.
After a day in federal court, the state Corrections Department is settling a lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups over a boost in legal mail security the groups say violated inmates’ First Amendment rights.