May 17, 2021, New York 一 Today, the New York State Senate and Assembly introduced the Dignity Not Detention Act , a bill that would end existing and future contracts with Immigration and Customs...
Court Hears Emergency Motion From Ashley Diamond May 12, 2021, Atlanta – Today, a federal judge heard an emergency motion in a case charging the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) with violating...
Lawyers for Ashley Diamond Welcome DOJ Weighing in on Case April 22, 2021 Macon, GA – In response to the Statement of Interest that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed late this afternoon in...
In Massive Effort, Civil Rights Groups Seek Reversal of More Than 1000 Convictions by Non-Unanimous Juries in Louisiana in Light of Supreme Court Ruling April 20, 2021, St. Landry Parish and...
Extending Oversight of Class-Action Settlement Upheld April 9, 2021, Oakland, CA – Today, a federal court ruled that California’s ongoing violations of the rights of prisoners, including systemic...
Emergency Motion Says Ashley Diamond’s Allegations of Assault Prompted Retaliation by Prison Staff April 9, 2021, Atlanta – Today, Ashley Diamond, a Black transgender woman who is currently suing the...
Procedures for Holding Men Under Strict Communications Restrictions Violate Due Process, Appeal Says April 7, 2021, Washington, D.C. – Today, lawyers for men who had been imprisoned in secretive...
March 5, 2021, New York – Today, attorneys from the Center for Constitutional Rights urged a federal court to deny the Biden administration’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit over alleged torture under...
Civil Rights Groups Press Federal Court to Reinstate Lawsuit March 5, 2021, Baton Rouge, LA – Today, individuals incarcerated at East Baton Rouge Parish Prison urged a federal judge to reinstate a...
February 8, 2021, Harrisburg, PA – Death By Incarceration, also known as life without the possibility of parole, is a term coined by a movement of advocates working to end the practice, including...