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Children Sentenced to Life Without Parole Bring Plea to Human Rights Body

The national American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Michigan today filed a petition urging the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to rule that sentencing children to mandatory life without the possibility of parole violates the Declaration of the Rights of Man and universal human r

February 22, 2006

ACLU Applauds Introduction of Bills to Reform Juvenile Life Without Parole

One year after the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan released their report, “Second Chances,” which calls attention to the over 300 juveniles living out life sentences in Michigan prisons with no hope of rehabilitation or release, legislation was introduced in Lansing today to correct th

October 25, 2005

Innocent Civilian Held in Iraq Released

Less than a week after the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against top U.S. officials demanding the release of a long-time U.S. resident, the government freed him Tuesday.

September 7, 2005

ACLU Asks for Release of Innocent Civilian Held in Iraq

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit today in Washington, D.C. against top U.S.

August 31, 2005

ACLU Asks Court to Grant Class Action Status in Saginaw County Jail Abuse Case

Though the Saginaw County sheriff claims that a policy of stripping and holding pre-trial detainees naked in a segregated cell has ended, there is now evidence that this long-standing practice may still exist, according to a motion to grant class certification filed by the American Civil Libertie

May 2, 2005

ACLU Joins Lawsuits Charging Saginaw County Jail for Abuse of Detainees

Detroit — The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan announced today that it will join in three lawsuits that have been filed against the Saginaw County Jail for allowing egregious and unconstitutional treatment of detainees. In two of the cases, detainees were

March 29, 2005