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NEW ORLEANS – ACLU of Louisiana's Justice Lab has filed a lawsuit against two St. Tammany Parish deputies for violently arresting a Black woman at her own home in response to a minor traffic violation she didn’t commit.
NEW ORLEANS – The House Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice today passed HB 46, a bill that could significantly reduce Louisiana’s pretrial incarceration rate.
NEW ORLEANS – As part of its Justice Lab campaign, the ACLU of Louisiana is suing two East Jefferson Levee District police officers for using unnecessary violent force against a 54-year-old Black woman.
NEW ORLEANS – The ACLU of Louisiana filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of Ka’Mauri Harrison, a nine-year-old Black student who was unjustly suspended and improperly recommended for expulsion for accidentally making a BB gun visible in his bedroom while taking an online test.
In response to a lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Louisiana, a federal judge has ruled that medical care at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola is constitutionally inadequate, causing a substantial risk of serious medical harm for the prison’s population.
NEW ORLEANS – The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana today announced strong support of legislation that would limit the amount of time individuals can be incarcerated without charge to five days in most cases and 30 days for more serious offenses.