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The American Civil Liberties Union is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, legal and advocacy organization devoted to protecting the rights of everyone in America.

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A Nation in Love With Locking People Up (ep. 9)

The United States sends more people to prison or jail than any other nation in the world. Donald Trump pledged to be tough on crime, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions has pushed to reinvigorate the war on drugs. They're contributing to the mass incarceration crisis, but they didn't create it. It's the result of decades of criminal policies enacted in every state in this country. Local prosecutors are big drivers of mass incarceration. Can they be part of the solution? Udi Ofer, the deputy national political director of the ACLU and the director of the ACLU Campaign for Smart Justice, discusses ways people can fight against mass incarceration in their communities.

Prosecutors have extraordinary power to fuel — or dismantle — mass incarceration. We have the power to vote them in or out of office. 

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At least 16 trans people, mostly trans women of color, have been murdered so far in 2018. We honor their lives and their truth. Law enforcement and those reporting on these tragedies should do the same.

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Reminder: The consequences of family separation will far out-last this administration. Watch one family's reunion after months of separation:

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Four years ago today, 18 year old Michael Brown was shot and killed in Ferguson by police officer Darren Wilson. Charges were never filed.

We honor Brown’s memory by continuing the fight for police accountability nationwide.

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The Trump administration has repeatedly failed to reunite families they separated. Meanwhile, hundreds of children are still locked up in detention centers and parents have been deported without plans to locate them. 

 We won’t stop fighting until these families are reunited.

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Gov. Wolf announces formation of LGBTQ commission

The Pa. Commission on LGBTQ Affairs will have 40 members, led by executive director Todd Snovel.

Pennsylvania is now the first state in the country to have a commission on LGBTQ affairs.

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Jeff Sessions has repeatedly attacked the integrity of asylum seekers, but he’s actually the one gaming the system. 

WATCH how his new policies illegally gut asylum protections for immigrants fleeing domestic violence and gang brutality.

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President Trump, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen must reunite the families they separated. It’s time they fix the crisis they created.

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The Trump administration needs to stop wasting time and reunite the children they kidnapped. This isn't the America we want to live in.

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In Louisiana, You Can Be Convicted by a Hung Jury

At 17, Travis Hayes was wrongfully accused of being the getaway driver in the botched holdup of a convenience store. Forensic evidence from the crime scene excluded him. Two members of the jury voted against his conviction.

Jim Crow is still playing a role in Louisiana’s criminal justice system, where just 10 out of 12 jurors are needed to find someone guilty.

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We won’t stop saying this: Families. Belong. Together. #FamiliesBelongTogether

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"How to Fight an Algorithm (Episode 7)" from At Liberty by ACLU on Apple Podcasts

Download the episode "How to Fight an Algorithm (Episode 7)." from the podcast At Liberty for free.

Artificial intelligence is being used by the government to make more and more decisions about our lives. This week we're discussing why it poses a threat to our freedoms. 

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The government isn’t even trying to reunite the children they forcibly separated from parents. They need to stop wasting time and fix their crisis. #FamiliesBelongTogether

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Elementary School Kids Don’t Belong in Handcuffs

Chrystal McCadden thought she had done everything necessary to ensure an appropriate, safe educational environment for Cameron, her 7-year-old son who has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. In addition to obtaining appropriate professional services for her son, she also worked with the school district in Flint, Michigan, to develop an individualized education plan, or IEP.

Although students with disabilities are only 12 percent of the national public school student population, they account for 75 percent of students subjected to physical restraint in schools.

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The Trump administration tried to wash its hands of the responsibility to find hundreds of parents whom it deported without their children. ‬

In court, the judge refused to let them off the hook in the clearest possible terms: ‬

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Federal judge says Trump must fully restore DACA

A federal judge ruled Friday that the Trump administration must fully restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

REMINDER: DACA is and always will be constitutional.

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8 days after failing to reunite families by the court's deadline, Trump is now trying to say we're responsible for fixing the mess he made.

📣 You're the one who kidnapped those kids, Donald Trump. We won't back down until you reunite them.