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Moving away from being tough on crime: How do we build resilient, safe communities?

Published: 
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Overinvestment in punishment has devastated our communities. We need to ensure the harm never occurs in the first place.
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ACLU-WA statement on City Council vote on ordinance proposing to criminalize drug possession and use under Seattle’s local laws

News Release, Published: 
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Seattle community members previously criticized the proposal as a continuation of the failed policies of the War on Drugs.
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ACLU of Washington statement on SPD officer mocking death of Jaahnavi Kandula

News Release, Published: 
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Body-camera footage was released Monday of a Seattle police officer joking about the death of a 23-year-old woman, Jaahnavi Kandula, who died in January after she was struck by a Seattle Police officer while crossing the street.
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Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD)

Published: 
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Make a gift using your IRA to support the ACLU’s work today.
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Donor Advised Funds

Published: 
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Giving through a Donor Advised Fund makes an immediate impact on the protection of civil liberties
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ACLU of Washington statement regarding ruling requiring additional federal oversight of SPD

News Release, Published: 
Thursday, September 7, 2023
A federal court has ended some federal oversight of the Seattle Police Department (SPD) by determining that SPD has complied with certain requirements in the Consent Decree resulting from the 2012 lawsuit United States v. City of Seattle.
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Home Safe: How strong, healthy communities build a safer Washington

Published: 
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
To make our communities safer, we need go further upstream to ensure the harm never occurs in the first place.
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Instagram 2023

Published: 
Saturday, August 26, 2023
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Starting an ACLU Student Club

Document, Published: 
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Want to learn how to start an ACLU student club? Download our information and instruction packet for more on how to get started.
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In overturning Black man’s conviction, WA Supreme Court reaffirms what it means to have a jury of one’s peers.

Published: 
Thursday, July 27, 2023
What does it mean to have a jury of your peers — people like yourself, from your community — deciding your fate at trial?
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City of Seattle’s Sweeps Policy Violates Privacy Rights and Subjects Unhoused People to Cruel Punishment in Some Circumstances

News Release, Published: 
Monday, July 17, 2023
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