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Dec 23, 2020

Blog: "The Fight Hasn’t Stopped"

Freedom of Speech and Association

As one of the most difficult years in American history comes to a close, we want to take a moment to extend our most sincere thanks to all of you for sticking with us and...

As one of the most difficult years in American history comes to a close, we want to take a moment to extend our most sincere thanks to all of you for sticking with us and...

End of year blog
End of year blog
Dec 17, 2020

Blog: "No Civil Liberties Will Be Unjustly Denied"

By David Carlson, Smart Justice Regional Organizer

It takes...

By David Carlson, Smart Justice Regional Organizer

It takes...

Blog post
Blog post
Dec 15, 2020

Biden Can End the Mass Detention of Immigrants

Immigrants' Rights/Derechos de los Inmigrantes
It is not enough to just turn back the clock on the past four years. It is time to put an end to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention machine.
It is not enough to just turn back the clock on the past four years. It is time to put an end to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention machine.
Several signs with calls to end mass incarceration and advocate for the rights of immigrants lying in the grass.
Several signs with calls to end mass incarceration and advocate for the rights of immigrants lying in the grass.
Dec 9, 2020

Biden Must Remove Border Patrol from Border Communities to Restore Civil Rights and Liberties

This blog is the fifth in a series outlining a reimagined, just, and humane immigration system for the United States.
This blog is the fifth in a series outlining a reimagined, just, and humane immigration system for the United States.
A Customs and Border Protection officer questions immigrants in Rio Grande Valley sector of the Texas border on Aug. 20, 2019.
A Customs and Border Protection officer questions immigrants in Rio Grande Valley sector of the Texas border on Aug. 20, 2019.
Dec 9, 2020

Even With Proper Precautions, Incarcerated People Still Face Enormous Risks During The Pandemic

Police, Prisons, and Criminal Law Reform

Right now, Wisconsin state prisons are a public health catastrophe. The meteoric spike in COVID-19 statewide has set off a severe outbreak in Wisconsin prisons. There...

Right now, Wisconsin state prisons are a public health catastrophe. The meteoric spike in COVID-19 statewide has set off a severe outbreak in Wisconsin prisons. There...

REEC blog
REEC blog
Dec 1, 2020

ACLU urges Madison Common Council to Ban Facial Recognition

Privacy, Technology, and Liberty

On Tuesday, December 1, the ACLU sent a letter to the Madison Common Council urging them to ban the use of facial recognition technology, which is highly-invasive and prone to racial bias. Later that...

On Tuesday, December 1, the ACLU sent a letter to the Madison Common Council urging them to ban the use of facial recognition technology, which is highly-invasive and prone to racial bias. Later that...