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Feb 8, 2019

Black History Month: Leading the fight for a real criminal justice system

For centuries, black people have endured the brutal violence of racism and shouldered the burden of leading the fight against it. This fight includes fixing our criminal legal system, which is racist at its...

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Jan 22, 2019

The fight for the schoolchildren of Flint: Sign-up for resources

The children impacted by the Flint water crisis have a safe place to turn for a ...

Jan 21, 2019

Racism in the Paw Paw school district threatens to crush MLK's dream

On the day that America pauses to honor the memory and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the ACLU of Michigan asks the federal government to investigate and eradicate racial discrimination and...

By Mark P. Fancher

Jan 18, 2019

ACLU Applauds Kent County Sheriff’s Department For Requiring A Judicial Arrest Warrant From U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Before Agreeing to Hold Detainees

The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan and the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center applaud Kent County Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Young’s decision to refuse to hold detainees for U.S. Immigration and...

U.S. Marine Veteran Jilmar Ramos-Gomez in uniform

Jan 16, 2019

ACLU Demands Investigation into Kent County Sheriff’s Department After They Delivered U.S. Citizen to ICE for Deportation

Today the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan and Michigan Immigrant Rights Center (MIRC) sent a letter to the Kent County Sheriff and Kent County Board of Commissioners, demanding an...

Decorated veteran Jilmar Ramos-Gomez in uniform

Jan 8, 2019

Providing Safe, Secure, Objective Parole for Low Risk Prisoners

Michigan has one of the longest averages for time served in prison in the U.S.¹The average minimum sentence has increased 26 percent, reaching 9.5 years in 2015. The number...