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After extensive investigation into conditions at the St. Tammany Parish jail, today the ACLU of Louisiana sent a letter to St.
In response to civil liberties threats caused by the recent passage of Arizona's racial profiling law, the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana issued a travel alert today informing Louisiana residents of their rights when stopped by law enforcement when traveling in Arizona.
Today the ACLU of Louisiana and fourteen other organizations and individuals urge the New Orleans City Council to engage experts in criminal justice to evaluate the needs of the city before approving the current proposal for a new prison facility.
Responding to numerous reports of interference with the right to photograph and record on public beaches, today the ACLU of Louisiana released a public letter to the sheriffs of all Louisiana coastal parishes, reminding them of their obligation to respect the First Amendment rights of media and t
The New Orleans City Council is set to decide Thursday whether to approve an unnecessary expansion of Orleans Parish Prison. At a time crushing deficits and budget cuts, Sheriff Marlin Gusman is asking the City to expand the largest per-capita jail in America: Orleans Parish Prison. America ha
The ACLU of Louisiana calls on the New Orleans City Council to reject Sheriff Marlin Gusman's plan to expand Orleans Parish Prison (OPP) to 5,832 beds, large enough for 1 bed for every 60 residents. OPP, currently being investigated by the U.S.