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High Rate of Juvenile Life Without Parole Sentences Examined by ACLU of Michigan

The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan released a report today to call attention to the growing number of juveniles living out life sentences in Michigan prisons with no hope of rehabilitation or release.

September 14, 2004

Lawsuit Filed Against Michigan State Police

The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan filed a lawsuit late yesterday on behalf of the organization and three individuals, including former Michigan Governor William Milliken and a Catholic nun, asking the court to stop the Michigan State Police (MSP) from participating in the Multi-State

August 3, 2004

Catholic Man Punished for Refusing Conversion to Pentecostal Faith

The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan asked the Michigan Supreme Court today to hear a case of a Catholic man who was criminally punished for not completing a Pentacostal drug rehabilitation program.

July 20, 2004

ACLU Opposes Death Penalty Response to Detroit Tragedy

The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan spoke out against a newly proposed constitutional amendment to reinstate the death penalty in Michigan debated today in a House of Representatives hearing.

March 9, 2004

Agreement Near in Livingston County Jail Lawsuit

DETROIT – In a victory for women prisoners, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan announced today that a tentative settlement agreement was reached in a class-action lawsuit to remedy Livingston County’s refusal to allow women in the jail to use the work release program and mistreatment

February 10, 2004

Michigan Department of Corrections Agrees to Stop Identifying Prisoners as Gay

At the urging of the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) will no longer identify prisoners as homosexual on prison forms and records.

April 8, 2003