Federal appeals court weighs bid by California corrections department to remove oversight, end accountability May 18, 2023, San Diego – Today, a class of incarcerated people urged the Ninth Circuit...
...“This lawsuit is saying that Orange County Jail and ICE regularly engage in retaliation against immigrants who are detained in their facility, and they neglect and abuse them,” said Samah Sisay, a...
...The suit was filed by Bronx Defenders, the Center for Constitutional Rights and the New York Civil Liberties Union on behalf of the plaintiffs, against ICE as well as the current and former Orange...
Sadé S. Evans (she/her) is a Legal Worker and Coordinator of Ella Baker Program at the Center for Constitutional Rights, where she works on issues related to racial, electoral, and environmental...
Federal District Court Hears Arguments in Asylum Case in NYC En Español Abajo July 6, 2023, New York – A federal district court heard today the government’s motion to dismiss D.J.C.V. v. United...
Derek Lee, a 35-year-old Black man, seeks end to state’s ban on parole for those convicted of felony murder July 17, 2023, Harrisburg, PA – In a potential landmark case, a Black man serving life...
This case aims to end the state of Pennsylvania’s mandatory imposition of death-by-incarceration sentences, otherwise known as life without parole, for Derek Lee and others convicted of felony murder...
...Monitoring has revealed ongoing concerns around compliance, said CJ Sandley, a staff attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights. The settlement agreement created units known as Restricted...
..."This legislation is unique and particularly powerful because it includes all federal carceral facilities, including immigration detention centers," said CJ Sandley, a staff attorney at the Center...
