Free speech – The ACLU supports free speech, including the right to express unpopular or controversial ideas, such as flag desecration, racist or sexist views, etc. Incarceration should not be a death sentence in Oregon. By Brendan LaChance on April 22, 2020 (Shutterstock) CASPER, Wyo. As the number of COVID-19 related deaths increase in Arizona prisons, the ACLU of Arizona believes it is imperative that state officials take action to prevent needless suffering and death. — The American Civil Liberties Union has sued U.S. Attorney General William Barr and others claiming the death row conditions at a Forth Worth, Texas, prison are re … The ACLU is the nation’s premier civil rights and civil liberties organization. The ACLU of Northern California recognizes that California’s systems of policing and incarceration are rooted in our country’s legacy of slavery. “This model shows we are facing a massive loss of life if dramatic steps aren’t taken to reduce our incarcerated population,” said Alanah Odoms Hebert, executive director at the ACLU of Louisiana. Today, there are more than 5,000. Incarceration is not a medical problem, it is a political problem. Studies which examine the relationship between race and the death penalty have now been conducted in every active death penalty state. In September, the Abolitionist Law Center, a prisoners' rights legal advocacy group in Pittsburgh, released a new report on DBI called A Way Out: Abolishing Death by Incarceration in Pennsylvania. 3 were here. The action is now expired! A report by the ACLU of Northern California. The death penalty in Washington has proven costly and unfair, and has not resulted in a reduction in crime. Please visit our website to stay up-to-date on our latest actions. KANSAS CITY, Mo. The ACLU made various recommendations, including prompt investigation of all prisoner deaths, to identify the cause and manner of death; carrying out prompt autopsies; notifying family members and the public when a prisoner dies; creating a better system of communication and management within the prison system to improve operations; and complying with the U.N.’s Standard … Alaska doesn’t have the death penalty, so going to jail shouldn’t be a death sentence. By Nicole Sganga, Camilo Montoya-Galvez April 28, 2021 / 12:05 PM / CBS News We're concerned for the health of people who are incarcerated, and the people who work in Oregon's facilities and their families and communities who are at risk of being exposed to COVID-19. Exercise, which is supposed to be one hour a day five times a week, occurs in a 20-by-20-foot concrete room with an … ACLU Home How Poor Health Care Turned Walter Jordan’s Prison Sentence into a Death Sentence Arizona prisons are causing harm and death because of inadequate medical and mental health care. whitmer: covid-19 vaccines for prisoners now, a matter of life or death; no one should go to prison for a crime they didn’t commit–the exonerated central park five; capitalism on a ventilator: the impact of covid-19 in china and the u.s.–black agenda report Take action now and help save lives. aclu to mich. gov. We work in the courts, the legislatures, and in our communities to protect and extend basic rights for everyone. One of the two death-sentenced men not in H Unit is in a federal prison; the other is in a county jail. “No one deserves for a prison sentence to become a death sentence, and for people whose release dates are on the near horizon, the circumstances are especially tragic,” said ACLU-NJ Policy Director Sarah Fajardo. ACLU Colorado, on behalf of Samimi’s family, filed a civil suit in federal court on Tuesday against GEO and presiding physician Dr. Jeffrey Peterson for negligence that lead to wrongful death. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against U.S. Attorney General William Barr and others, claiming that federal execution at a Fort Worth prison will be considered torture for Lisa Montgomery, a woman scheduled for death in January. The only woman serving a death sentence is at a women’s prison, according to the department. Governor Doug Ducey has the power to immediately issue an executive order to reduce Arizona's bloated prison population and allow some incarcerated people to return to their families. Social science studies of death and prison. Packed jails could increase COVID-19 death toll by 100,000, ACLU of Wyoming says. The ACLU-NJ, Salvation and Social Justice, and New Jersey Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement strongly praised a bill intended to limit the public health crisis in New Jersey’s prisons by releasing people who would be eligible for release within a year quickly, fairly, and safely. After repeated complaints, prison staff finally gave her a pair of mesh underwear two weeks later, with the instruction “Be a good girl, now,” according to the ACLU filing. "The Biden administration was elected with a mandate to fix our broken immigration system, and immigrant detention is an early test of its resolve," Naureen Shah, senior … Grassroots campaign to end Life Without Parole / Death By Incarceration sentences in Pennsylvania. The five prisoners who filed the lawsuit said they have numerous medical conditions putting them at high risk of death from COVID-19. Jann Carson, interim executive director of the ACLU of Oregon, had the following comment:"We extend our sincere condolences to the family of the person who passed away in the state of Oregon's custody today. The ACLU is urging the Biden administration to shut down over three dozen Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities in light of decreasing numbers of people detained and human rights concerns. Montgomery is currently being monitored with 24-hour video surveillance, and can be … There are a number of ways social science might approach such a research question, but it is important to pause first and ask why. The Federal Bureau of Prisons spent nearly $4.7 million dollars on the first five executions carried out by the Trump administration in July and August 2020, according to redacted government financial records recently obtained by the ACLU.. “Just like throwing gasoline on a fire, mass incarceration is accelerating the spread of COVID-19 and putting thousands of lives – both inside and outside these facilities – at risk. It’s complete sensory deprivation. Death penalty – The ACLU is opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances. ACLU-NJ Statement on Fort Dix Prison Suit Dismissal May 28, 2020 On May 27, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey dismissed a class action habeas petition filed earlier this month and denied a preliminary injunction seeking the immediate temporary release of all medically vulnerable people incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Facility (FCI) at Fort Dix. Race and the Death Penalty Supporters and opponents of the death penalty agree that its application is racially discriminatory. In 96% of these reviews, there was a pattern of either race-of-victim or race-of-defendant discrimination, or both. Through slave patrols, the Black Codes, and “convict leasing,” our legal system has persistently and explicitly denied the humanity of Black people while criminalizing their actions. ACLU calls on Biden administration to close dozens of ICE detention facilities. The ACLU's Capital Punishment Project focuses on this issue. The ACLU of Washington supports legislation that eliminates the death penalty in favor of life incarceration without the possibility of parole. In 1974, there were approximately 500 people serving life-without-parole, what prisoners and activists call death-by-incarceration, in Pennsylvania. It is an unwavering voice of freedom, fairness and equality for all people in America. Table of Contents 1 Executive Summary 3 Analysis of Data 9 Fact Sheets County Death Sentences, 2000-2007 Alameda Contra Costa Kern Los Angeles Orange Riverside Sacramento San Bernardino San Diego San Francisco San Mateo Santa Barbara Santa Clara Tulare Ventura 26 About the Data Author: Romy Ganschow Research Assistant: Lauren Cohen Editors: … The Kansas City Star reports that the lawsuit, which was filed this month at the U.S. […] Corene Kendrick, Prison Law Office. SALEM⁠--The first confirmed death in an Oregon prison from COVID-19 was reported today by the Oregon Department of Corrections.