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Apr 17, 2020
Apr 17, 2020
D.C. Halfway House Lawsuit by Civil Rights Groups Prompts Urgent Action by Bureau of Prisons
According to the lawsuit, the crowded conditions at Hope Village presented a serious health risk to the returning citizens in the time of pandemic.
Issue Areas:
Criminal Justice Reform
Apr 16, 2020
Apr 16, 2020
Civil Rights Groups Amend Suit Against St. Elizabeths To Add Challenge to Inadequate COVID-19 Response
Conditions at D.C.'s public psychiatric hospital have declined since the outbreak of COVID-19.
Apr 13, 2020
Apr 13, 2020
Public Defender Service Comment on First COVID Death at D.C. Jail
The D.C. Jail reported its first death to COVID-19 today.
Apr 02, 2020
Apr 02, 2020
Civil Rights Groups Sue Hope Village, Inc., Bureau of Prisons, and the District of Columbia for Endangering Prisoners at DC Halfway House During COVID-19 Pandemic
Unsanitary conditions and disregard of CDC guidelines put residents and staff at high risk of illness of COVID-19 infection.
Mar 30, 2020
Mar 30, 2020
Public Defender Service, ACLU-DC Challenge D.C. Jail’s Failure to Protect Incarcerated Individuals From COVID-19 Pandemic
The case seeks immediate relief for unconstitutional conditions for all 1,600-plus individuals housed at the jail and its adjacent custodial treatment facility.
Mar 27, 2020
Mar 27, 2020
COVID-19 Stimulus Shortchanges D.C. by $750 Million
The stimulus package forces the District to share $3 billion with five U.S. territories. D.C. will receive approximately $500 million, while all the states are set to receive $1.25 billion each.
Feb 11, 2020
Feb 11, 2020
ACLU Statement on D.C. Statehood Markup
The House Oversight Committee voted the D.C. Statehood bill out of committee. The bill now goes for a full vote in the House.
Issue Areas:
D.C. Statehood
Jan 13, 2020
Jan 13, 2020
ACLU-DC Sues D.C. Police Officer for Sexually Abusive Search
This is the fourth lawsuit the ACLU-DC has brought in recent years that involves an individual MPD officer conducting a sexually invasive search.
Dec 06, 2019
Dec 06, 2019
ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Programs that Rush Migrants Through Asylum Screenings Without Access to Attorneys in Border Patrol Facilities
The new programs make it impossible for migrants in CBP custody to obtain legal assistance for asylum hearings.
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