As part of our work, the ACLU of Southern California issues reports, position papers and advocacy materials that study and note developments in civil liberties. Below is a listing of some of our publications organized by issue.
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Discharged, Then Discarded
This report features a number of veterans who were in the U.S. legally and sustained physical wounds and emotional trauma in conflicts as far back as the war in Vietnam. Once they returned from service, however, they were subject to draconian immigration laws that reclassified many minor offenses as
July 7, 2016
Reproductive Health Behind Bars in California
California jails are required by law to protect the reproductive health of the people in their care. But across the state, we're seeing that accessing reproductive health care becomes a frightening and traumatic experience for incarcerated people.
January 20, 2016
Annual Report 2014 – 2015
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”
January 1, 2016
Restoring Due Process
Restoring Due Process provides the first comprehensive examination of Rodriguez bond hearings, and provides important insight into the implementation of the court’s orders and the immigration detention system more generally.
December 5, 2014
Making Smart Decisions About Surveillance
Surveillance is on the rise in our communities, but basic transparency, oversight and accountability remain the exception, not the rule.
November 12, 2014