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Feb 21, 2020

Pennsylvania police are not immigration agents — no matter how badly they want to be

As the president continues to use language that dehumanizes and demeans immigrants and refugees while enacting policies to terrorize communities, abuses like those suffered by Arturo and his co-workers will...

Feb 13, 2020

Challenge to Philly bail practices in Pennsylvania Supreme Court would have statewide ramifications

Last year, we filed a complaint with the state Supreme Court, on behalf of ten people, Youth Art and Self-empowerment Project, and the Philadelphia Community Bail Fund, with the law firm Arnold & Porter...

Jan 24, 2020

The state of probation reform in Pennsylvania

Probation reform in Pennsylvania is a significant issue with bipartisan support among advocates, legislators, and in our communities.

Jan 2, 2020

Remembering a Voting Rights Champion

On behalf of the ACLU of Pennsylvania, we mourn Viviette’s passing and extend our condolences to her family. She was a friend to the organization who will be missed but never forgotten.

By Witold "Vic" Walczak

On behalf of the ACLU of Pennsylvania, we mourn Viviette’s passing and extend our condolences to her family. She was a friend to the organization who will be missed but never forgotten.

By Witold "Vic" Walczak

Nov 25, 2019

What Education Leaders Need to Know about School Policing

Too often, school administrators adopt safety and policing measures that are not based on research, but that are assumed to make schools safer.

Nov 8, 2019

The Cash Bail Crisis in Allegheny County

Our new report, Punishing Poverty: Cash Bail in Allegheny County, is an analysis of how cash bail drives an epidemic of pretrial detention in Allegheny County.