News & Commentary
Aug 15, 2011
Terminate "Secure Communities"
The ACLU of Southern California is calling for an end to Secure Communities (S-Comm), a federal immigration enforcement program that threatens public safety, undermines civil liberties and leads to deportation of people with minor offenses and no criminal convictions at all.
By ACLU of Southern California
Aug 10, 2011
Creando una comunidad activa
Todo pasa por alguna razón. A veces hacemos planes con la esperanza de seguirlos, pero no los cumplimos. De repente se puede presentar un cambio o una oportunidad en nuestro camino y si una nueva oportunidad toca nuestra puerta: le damos una bienvenida o la dejamos ir.
By ACLU Southern California
Aug 06, 2011
Justice for Kelly Thomas
In a nation defined by the concepts of justice, due process, and the rule of law, police must obey the law while they enforce the law. So who polices the police?
By Hector Villagra
Aug 04, 2011
Correcting Corrections: Chuck the SHU
The Pelican Bay hunger strike has ended, but the conversation about solitary confinement must continue. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) must change its policies on solitary confinement for many persuasive reasons.
By Hector Villagra
Aug 04, 2011
OC D.A. Incapable of Fair Investigation of Fullerton Man's Brutal Death by Police
By ACLU of Southern California
Aug 03, 2011
The Constitution is not a State Secret
The Obama administration’s Justice Department took a swing at the rights of all Americans this week.
By Ahilan Arulanantham
Aug 03, 2011
ACLU Demands Police Surveillance Info
Demanding to know when, why, and how police are using mobile phone location data and deploying other surveillance technologies to track the people they are responsible for protecting and serving, the ACLU of California sent requests to more than fifty law enforcement agencies across the state today.
By ACLU of Southern California
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