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Arizona Officials Say It’s Unsafe for People in Prison to Read About Race and Criminal Justice. They're Wrong.
The ban is not only unnecessary and inhumane, it’s unconstitutional.
ACLU of Arizona members talk criminal justice reform with Senator Cory Booker
A cohort of members from the ACLU of Arizona had a private meeting with U.S. Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey to talk about efforts in Arizona to reduce the prison population by 50 percent and reduce racial disparities in the criminal justice system.
We're fighting for a smart criminal justice system in Arizona. And there's an easy way you can get involved.
A new online hub is making it easier for people to join our fight to reduce Arizona's prison population and combat racial disparities in the criminal justice system.
By Analise Ortiz
The ACLU of Arizona takes a stand for incarcerated mothers. Because when a mother is imprisoned, her entire family suffers.
The ACLU of Arizona teamed up with Living United for Change in Arizona (LUCHA) and other organizations to bail moms out of jail so they could celebrate the holiday with their loved ones.
By Analise Ortiz
Elected Prosecutor Barbara LaWall asks us to “cease and desist” from talking about her support for a bill that would throw drug addicts into prison. Here’s why we won’t.
Arizona does not need more mandatory minimum sentences. We need a system that values treatment and prevention, as well as flexibility for judges to determine individualized sentences when incarceration is unavoidable.
By Jared Keenan
To help rid our criminal justice system of racial bias, the Arizona Supreme Court should use the Arizona Constitution to end discriminatory jury selection
Racial bias plagues our criminal justice system. That is why yesterday, with the Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice, we filed a brief with the Arizona Supreme Court in a case about racially discriminatory jury selection, Urrea v. Arizona.
By Jared Keenan
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