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By funding mental health services and alternatives to incarceration, county officials could prevent people with mental illness from cycling in and out of jail.

Fees in the justice system trap far too many people in a vicious cycle of debt and punishment. A burgeoning movement in states across the country is tackling this problem head-on.

In its new term, the court will hear several cases that, if overturned, could set efforts to protect vulnerable groups back decades.

ACLU created a list of tips and resources to help challenge the imposition of electronic monitoring.

The ACLU’s National Prison Project continues to ensure the Constitution’s protections reach every incarcerated person.

I am honored to join the ACLU of Florida family and prepared to battle for civil liberties. I have a long and varied history in advocating for civil rights, and I come to the ACLU of Florida ready to continue that work, to help bring about the equity and justice that we are all working towards.

National headlines don’t tell the full story; reform continues to win across the country.

One Native American woman’s experience with mandated drug treatment led to a horrifying series of events.

“Death qualification” is yet another way prosecutors stack the odds against Black defendants and in favor of capital punishment.