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CHARLOTTE – The ACLU of North Carolina made the following statement regarding the ongoing protests against the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, and the violent, militarized response by the state and local law enforcement agencies to the protests.
In response to a serious COVID-19 outbreak at the federal prison complex in Butner, NC, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of North Carolina, Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, and Winston & Strawn filed a lawsuit.
Starting July 1, people in Alamance County will no longer be jailed because they are too poor to pay bail
RALEIGH – A North Carolina Superior Court judge ordered Governor Roy Cooper and other state officials to submit written plans outlining the steps state officials are taking to combat the spread of COVID-19 in state prisons.
The ACLU of North Carolina, Disability Rights North Carolina, Emancipate NC, Forward Justice, and the National Juvenile Justice Network have filed a lawsuit today in Superior Court to ensure that the Governor and other public officials take further action to stop the deadly spread of COVID-19.
RALEIGH— The ACLU of North Carolina, Disability Rights North Carolina, Emancipate NC, Forward Justice, and the National Juvenile Justice Network filed a lawsuit today seeking emerg