ACLU of Oregon's work at the legislature, in the courts, and in our communities is important — but there is no better defender of civil liberties and civil rights than an informed and engaged public. We see it as our duty to keep the public informed about the state of their civil liberties.
MEDIA RECAP: The Ineffectiveness and Harms of Recriminalizing Drug Addiction
Multiple articles and experts over the past week have emphasized the racial disparities, surge of arrests, and overall ineffectiveness that will result from recriminalizing drug addiction.
Multiple articles and experts over the past week have emphasized the racial disparities, surge of arrests, and overall ineffectiveness that will result from recriminalizing drug addiction.
President Biden's Order to Ban Private Prisons Faces a Persistent Internal Challenge: The U.S. Marshals Service
A Message from our Executive Director and Policy Director on the Passage of HB 4002
Today, Oregon’s lawmakers knowingly took us backwards. By passing HB 4002 which recriminalizes drug addiction, they chose to send our most vulnerable neighbors to jail instead of treatment.
Today, Oregon’s lawmakers knowingly took us backwards. By passing HB 4002 which recriminalizes drug addiction, they chose to send our most vulnerable neighbors to jail instead of treatment.
4 Ways the ACLU Continues to Fight for Gender Equality
In Support of Curiosity and Representation
Jackie Yerby's written and personal testimony in support of SB 1583A — Freedom to Read, February 15, 2024
Jackie Yerby's written and personal testimony in support of SB 1583A — Freedom to Read, February 15, 2024