Press Releases

ACLU of Arizona Launches First-Ever Voter Education Push, in U.S. Senate Race

The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona launched its first-ever statewide effort to educate voters about the urgent civil liberties and civil rights issues at stake in elections. The U.S. Senate race is the focus of the voter education push.

Federal Judge Holds Arizona Prison Officials in Contempt and Imposes $1.5 Million in Fines for Failing to Provide Adequate Health Care to Prisoners

After numerous hearings showed that prisoners were still not receiving necessary medical care, the judge has imposed fines totaling $1.5 million. The Arizona Department of Corrections subcontracts its medical services to the private corporation Corizon Health.
Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights
Court Cases: Parsons v. Ryan

Advocates Urge Arizona Speaker Mesnard to Reinstate the Study Committee on Criminal Justice Reform

A bipartisan group of criminal justice reform organizations sent a letter to Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives J.D. Mesnard, urging him to reinstate the Study Committee on Criminal Justice Reform and appoint a new chair.

ACLU Reaction to Arizona Appeals Court Ruling in Discrimination Case

The Arizona Court of Appeals today ruled against a business claiming a First Amendment right to deny service to same-sex couples.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights

ACLU of Arizona Statement on Mesa Police Officers’ Excessive Use of Force

Statement in response to the excessive force Mesa police officers used on Robert Johnson on May 23, which was captured on video released Tuesday by the Mesa Police Department.

ACLU of Arizona to Host a Compensation Clinic for MCSO Immigration Stop Victims

On Saturday, April 28, 2018, attorneys from the ACLU of Arizona and Los Abogados will offer their third compensation clinic for people the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) stopped or held in violation of an immigration-related court order.

Former prisoners to share personal stories of life in Arizona's criminal justice system

Storytelling event presented by the ACLU of Arizona's highlights the urgent need for criminal justice reform

Rising Youth Theatre, ACLU of Arizona present powerful critique of Arizona’s education system with original theatrical production

Rising Youth Theatre and the ACLU of Arizona will later this month present an original theatrical production highlighting injustice and discrimination within Arizona’s education system.
Issue Areas: Education Equity