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No One Should Die In Custody
Across America, 68 percent of incarcerated people with a medical condition go without care in local jails. Put simply, incarcerated people are often denied life sustaining and life-saving health...
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Unchecked Growth: Private Prison Corporations and Immigration Detention, Three Years Into the Biden Administration
In July, more than 90 percent of the average 30,000 people held daily in ICE detention were housed in private facilities, as private corporation revenues from immigrant detention soar.
By Eunice Cho
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No One Should Die In Custody
Across America, 68 percent of incarcerated people with a medical condition go without care in local jails. Put simply, incarcerated people are often denied life sustaining and life-saving health...
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How Artificial Intelligence Might Prevent You From Getting Hired
AI-based tools are used throughout hiring processes, increasing the odds of discrimination in the workplace.
By Olga Akselrod, Cody Venzke
AI-based tools are used throughout hiring processes, increasing the odds of discrimination in the workplace.
By Olga Akselrod, Cody Venzke
![Illustration of robot examining potential employees with magnifying glass.](jpg/robot-choosing-employees-f-400x200.jpg)
![Illustration of robot examining potential employees with magnifying glass.](jpg/robot-choosing-employees-f-400x400.jpg)
Hotel Accessibility Reaches the Supreme Court
When a hotel fails to provide accessibility features on its website, prospective guests with disabilities can’t know if it is safe and usable....
By Lucy Trieshmann
When a hotel fails to provide accessibility features on its website, prospective guests with disabilities can’t know if it is safe and usable....
By Lucy Trieshmann
![A wheelchair accessibility sign in front of the Supreme Court.](jpg/disabled-sign-at-supreme-court-b-400x267.jpg)
![A wheelchair accessibility sign in front of the Supreme Court.](jpg/disabled-sign-at-supreme-court-b-400x400.jpg)
Visualizing the Racial Wealth Gap
From homeownership to income, systemic inequities perpetuate disparities in wealth.
By Ricardo Mimbela, Katie Duarte
From homeownership to income, systemic inequities perpetuate disparities in wealth.
By Ricardo Mimbela, Katie Duarte
![Close up of a mortgage application and a pen.](jpg/mortgage-application-blog-400x267.jpg)
![Close up of a mortgage application and a pen.](jpg/mortgage-application-blog-400x400.jpg)
Racism by Design: The Building of Interstate 81
The United States' interstate highway system is structural racism in action: an intentional government program that damaged Black lives and...
By Jay A. Fernandez
The United States' interstate highway system is structural racism in action: an intentional government program that damaged Black lives and...
By Jay A. Fernandez
![A collage of black faces with an elevated highway on a blue background.](jpg/divided-highways-blue-collage-f-400x200.jpg)
![A collage of black faces with an elevated highway on a blue background.](jpg/divided-highways-blue-collage-f-400x400.jpg)
The Authoritarian Agenda Behind the Scheme to Attack Democracy and Abortion in Ohio
More than 3 million voters rejected an attempt to weaken their power, but our work is far from over.
By Deirdre Schifeling
More than 3 million voters rejected an attempt to weaken their power, but our work is far from over.
By Deirdre Schifeling
![A campaign sign reading "No on Issue 1."](jpg/ohio-special-election-blog-400x267.jpg)
![A campaign sign reading "No on Issue 1."](jpg/ohio-special-election-blog-400x400.jpg)
Idaho Wants to Jail Professors for Teaching About Abortion
Idaho’s No Public Funds for Abortion Act effectively strips professors of their First Amendment right to academic speech. We’re suing.
By Elizabeth Gyori
Idaho’s No Public Funds for Abortion Act effectively strips professors of their First Amendment right to academic speech. We’re suing.
By Elizabeth Gyori
![A professor in front of a class full of students.](jpg/professor-abortion-discussion-blog-400x267.jpg)
![A professor in front of a class full of students.](jpg/professor-abortion-discussion-blog-400x400.jpg)
The Deadly and Tragic Costs of Pretrial Detention
Local officials must take action to prevent more deaths in Fulton County, Georgia's jails.
By Andrea Woods, Benjamin Lynde
Local officials must take action to prevent more deaths in Fulton County, Georgia's jails.
By Andrea Woods, Benjamin Lynde
![Protester with raised fist in the air at Fulton County Jail after the death of Lashawn Thompson.](jpg/fulton-county-jail-protest-f-400x200.jpg)
![Protester with raised fist in the air at Fulton County Jail after the death of Lashawn Thompson.](jpg/fulton-county-jail-protest-f-400x400.jpg)
Arkansas Wants to Unconstitutionally “Card” People Before They Use Social Media
The state’s Social Media Safety Act stifles freedom of expression online and violates the First Amendment.
By Vera Eidelman, Laura Moraff
The state’s Social Media Safety Act stifles freedom of expression online and violates the First Amendment.
By Vera Eidelman, Laura Moraff
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![A group using a computer and smartphone.](jpg/social-media-age-restriction-blog-400x400.jpg)
No One Should Die In Custody
Across America, 68 percent of incarcerated people with a medical condition go without care in local jails. Put simply, incarcerated people are...
Across America, 68 percent of incarcerated people with a medical condition go without care in local jails. Put simply, incarcerated people are...
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Challenging Police Brutality in Louisiana
Police violence is rampant in states across the country — but ACLU advocates are working to fix the broken system that perpetuates it.
By Johanna Silver
Police violence is rampant in states across the country — but ACLU advocates are working to fix the broken system that perpetuates it.
By Johanna Silver
![A photo of ACLU of Louisiana’s executive director Alanah Odoms.](jpg/alanah-odoms-photo-full-bleed-400x200.jpg)
![A photo of ACLU of Louisiana’s executive director Alanah Odoms.](jpg/alanah-odoms-photo-full-bleed-400x400.jpg)