Incarceration

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ACLU Warns Thurston County about Overcrowded Conditions at Jail

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Friday, November 20, 2009

Letter to Undersheriff Neil McClanahan, Thurston County Sheriff's Office, regarding overcrowded jail conditions

ACLU Sues over Inhumane Conditions at Jefferson County Jail

News Release, Published:

Friday, November 20, 2009

The American Civil Liberties Union today filed suit over inhumane conditions for prisoners at the Jefferson County Jail in Port Hadlock.

Court Approves Settlement to Improve Conditions at Jefferson County Jail

News Release, Published:

Friday, November 20, 2009

Judge Ronald Leighton of U.S. District Court in Tacoma has approved a settlement agreement between the American Civil Liberties Union and Jefferson County officials to improve conditions for inmates at the Jefferson County Jail in Port Hadlock on the Olympic Peninsula.

State of Washington v. Murray

An elderly man with dementia was convicted of indecent exposure and sentenced to 3 times the jail time

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State v. Anderson

Amicus brief describing the racial disparities in life sentences imposed on Black youth and other children of color

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Orndorff v. Jefferson County

The ACLU filed suit over unconstitutional prisoner conditions at the Jefferson County Jail.

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A.B. (Trueblood) v. Washington State Department of Social and Health Services

This case involves a constitutional challenge to the length of time individuals with mental disabilities spend in jail awaiting court-ordered competency evaluation and restoration services.

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Parmelee v. Mathieu, et al.

Amicus brief in defense of a prisoner's right to access public information

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Criminal Justice

Mass Incarceration

Habeeb v. Castloo

The U.S. government apologized and provided compensation to Abdulameer Yousef Habeeb, an Iraqi refugee whom federal agents unlawfully stopped, interrogated, arrested, imprisoned, and sought to deport.

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Terrorism/Emergency Powers