La ACLU de Maryland brinda servicios legales para responder y prevenir violaciones constitucionales y de libertades civiles. Logramos esto haciendo lo siguiente: presentar demandas, educar al público y buscar reformas a través de estatutos, reglamentos y políticas estatales.
No podemos ofrecer asesoramiento legal o abogados en muchos casos. Si no está seguro de si podemos ayudarlo, contáctenos y le ayudaremos a decidir.
For detailed information regarding your rights in immigration enforcement, please visit National Immigration Law Center's (NILC) website for:
ACLU
The American Civil Liberties Union advocates for full legal protections to support our immigrant communities by filing strategic lawsuits and fighting for lasting policy change.
CASA de Maryland
CASA organizes and advocates for Latine and immigrant communities in Maryland. Contact CASA if you or someone you know has experienced immigration enforcement. The organization assists with educational, financial, legal, employment, and more opportunities. CASA continues to lead the charge to protect our valuable immigrant communities and may offer referrals, resources, and direct representation.
Amica Center for Immigrant Rights
Amica defends immigrant people and children facing detention and deportation by offering legal services and engaging in strategic litigation in the D.C.-Maryland-Virginia region. Contact Amica Center if you or someone you know is currently in immigration detention. Amica Center may provide legal representation, legal information, and referrals to people in detention or in removal proceedings.
You may find a general guide to legal issues and resources at:
You may find private lawyer referrals at:
To find lawyers for Criminal Matters:
For policing issues, please review our Police Accountability Self Advocacy Toolkit on this webpage.
For prison-related matters (state prison & Baltimore City jails only), have the person inside contact the Prisoners, Rights Information System of Maryland (PRISM) in writing to PO Box 929, Chestertown, MD 21601.
See also a blank patient data release form and our webpage, “What Happened to My Loved One?”
From 2015 to 2022, 123 people in Maryland were killed by the police. This number is too great and doesn’t even count the people, families, and whole communities who survive so much physical and mental harm from needless – often racist – run-ins with police. This institutional failure is made worse by flawed “accountability” structures designed to protect police and bypass justice.
The ACLU of Maryland Police Accountability Self-Advocacy toolkit describes ways a person may use existing, though inadequate, accountability structures. We also hope this self-kit will highlight the flaws of the system and encourage you to change it.
When someone you love passes away inside a Maryland prison or jail, it can feel impossible to find out what happened. While the process for seeking death-related information can differ depending on the facility, this guide hopes to shed some light on where to start.
The Maryland Parole Partnership (MPP) is the result of the lifelong work of numerous people serving life sentences who organized behind prison walls, the family members who supported them, and the advocates they recruited to join them. Our goal is to help facilitate meaningful parole consideration for individuals serving parole eligible life and long-term prison sentences that have been incarcerated for at least 25 years, have demonstrated their maturity and rehabilitation, and are ready to contribute to our communities.
