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Community Leaders, Elected Officials, and Civil Rights Organizations Challenge DHS’s Secret, Rushed Plan to Convert Hagerstown Warehouse into Mass Immigration Detention Center
Why are your tax dollars subsidizing religious schools?
As many public school systems are struggling to maintain current teachers and programs, the investments needed for new curricula, and staff are being put off. They are struggling to find the billions necessary to renovate decrepit school buildings and to upgrade technology to meet state testing standards. Now is not the time to be giving away millions of taxpayer dollars in subsidies to private and religious schools.
Maryland top of the class in movement to end zero-tolerance school discipline
By Jessica Clark, ACLU of Maryland
Justin Bieber? What about all the other immigrants detained & deported for lesser charges?
In case you missed it, Justin Bieber is in trouble with the law -- for late-night drag racing in Miami Beach, Florida. His arrest sparked so much national outrage from his supporters that #FreeBieber began trending on Twitter.
Take a Stand! Demand Affordable Housing for All!
Photo credit: Right to the City Housing Alliance/Flickr/Creative Commons
Your right to protest in Baltimore City just got a lot easier!
In 2003, Women in Black Baltimore, a group that holds weekly silent vigils at the Inner Harbor against war and violence, joined with the ACLU to challenge Baltimore City's unfair permit policies.Previously, the rules required even a single person to obtain a permit from the Office of Recreation and Parks in order to engage
The Fight Continues: Ending Mass Incarceration in Maryland
At the core of this travesty is excessively harsh crime policies, which when paired with racially biased policing result in mass incarceration of people of color.African Americans are incarcerated at nearly six times the rate of whites, while Latinos comprise about 20% of all inmates. In 1980, there were about 40,000 people in American jails and prisons for drug crimes. Today, there are almost 500,000.The ACLU of Maryland advocates for humane and sensible policies that respect basic rights, seek to end racial profiling and make the best use of limited resources to help keep us safe.And then join the conversation by attending one or more of our upcoming events:
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