Press Releases

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

ACLU of Arizona looking for artist-activists

The ACLU of Arizona is calling on artists from across the state to submit artwork for a juried exhibition inspired by the mission of the ACLU.

Inaction by Charter Board Spurs ACLU of Arizona to Demand Individual Schools Change Discriminatory Enrollment Policies

The ACLU of Arizona has sent letters to more than 100 public charter schools demanding immediate changes to these schools’ discriminatory enrollment policies.
Issue Areas: Education Equity

ACLU of Arizona to Deliver Demand Letters to Arizona Charter Board Due to Board’s Inaction

Charter school reform advocates will deliver letters demanding immediate changes to schools’ discriminatory enrollment policies and hold their own public meeting outside the Arizona Department of Education on Monday.

Arizona House Votes Down Prosecutors’ Proposal to Throw Opioid Addicts into Prison, Which Would Undermine Public Health Approach Advanced by Gov. Ducey

Elected prosecutors who support HB 2241 ignore past failures of mandatory minimum sentences.

ACLU of Arizona, Black Mothers Forum Call on Great Hearts Public Charter Schools to Eliminate Discriminatory Grooming Policies

The ACLU of Arizona and the Black Mothers Forum, which are working together to advance equity in public education in Arizona, are calling on Great Heats public charters schools to eliminate grooming policies that target children of color.