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Jun 23, 2020
‘Black Lives Matter’ is About More than the Police
Patrisse Cullors, Black Lives Matter
Ever
By Patrisse Cullors, Black Lives Matter
Jun 18, 2020
Portland Police Must Demilitarize Its Response to Protests
We once again submitted comments to the Portland Police Bureau about its crowd control policies. As we’ve done before in the City’s public comment period, we're demanding major changes to how they police protests.
By Kelly Simon, she/her
Jun 16, 2020
How is Face Recognition Surveillance Technology Racist?
Kade Crockford, Director, ACLU of Massachusetts Technology for Liberty Project
Last week, IB
Jun 11, 2020
Defunding the Police Will Actually Make Us Safer
Paige Fernandez, Former Policing Policy Advisor, ACLU National Political Advocacy Department
This OpEd
By Paige Fernandez, ACLU Policing Policy Advisor
May 22, 2020
ICE’s Lack of Transparency About COVID-19 in Detention Will Cost Lives
Eunice Cho, Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU National Prison Project
Even
Mar 20, 2020
How Oregon’s Justice System Leaders Can Limit the Spread of COVID-19
14,000 Oregonians, many elderly and already in poor health, are currently confined in unhygienic, small, and densely populated jail and prison cells. Our justice system can’t afford to stay stagnant in this pandemic. Action now is important for the health of all of us.
By Kelly Simon, she/her
Mar 06, 2020
Are Our Prisons and Jails Ready for COVID-19?
Maria Morris, Senior Staff Attorney, National Prison Project, ACLU
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