November 16, 2017
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The ACLU Campaign for Smart Justice released new public opinion p olling today that shows consensus support for criminal justice reform across the ideological and political spectrum. Read more
Economic Justice
The ACLU works to defend economically disadvantaged people and fights income-based discrimination in the criminal justice and public benefits systems, and in housing and employment. Economic justice is a civil right.
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October 28, 2017 - 10:00am
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Join the ACLU in Sacramento, CA on Saturday, Oct. 28 at 10 a.m. for a free film screening and discussion on money bail and what we can do to replace the broken system in California. Read more
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October 28, 2017 - 7:00pm
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Join the ACLU in Elk Grove, CA on Saturday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. for a free film screening and discussion on money bail and what we can do to replace the broken system in California. Read more
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October 24, 2017
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California's Pretrial Detention Reform Work Group today released a report that includes many encouraging recommendations to overhaul California’s fraught pretrial justice system. Read more
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October 20, 2017
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"Once the state furnishes medical care to poor women in general, it cannot withdraw part of that care solely because a woman exercises her constitutional right to have an abortion.” Read more »
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October 6, 2017
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“The Trump Administration is forcing women to pay for their boss’s religious beliefs,” said ACLU senior staff attorney Brigitte Amiri. “We’re filing this lawsuit because the federal government cannot authorize discrimination against women in the... Read more
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October 2, 2017
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The people who grow our food shouldn’t have to risk getting sick just to do their jobs . But dozens of California-grown crops—including oranges, lemons, almonds, and walnuts—are often treated with a dangerous pesticide called chlorpyrifos that can... Read more »
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September 18, 2017
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Bail reform is gaining steam, and we couldn’t be happier. Across the country, counties and states are tackling problems with their money bail systems. Even Congress — dysfunctional as it can be — is taking a look at the issue. And, here in... Read more »
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August 25, 2017
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Sacramento - Today, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Senator Bob Hertzberg and Assemblymember Rob Bonta announced their plan to work together to reform California’s fraught money bail system. The bill cosponsors... Read more
Action
Voters approved Prop. 57 last year to break the cycle of incarceration by prioritizing rehabilitation and reintegration. California prisons must implement the law the right way.Read more »