News & Commentary
New ACLU-PA Report Shows Courts Breaking the Law With Cash Bail Orders
A new report shows that judges assigning cash bail in violation of the rules is not an issue confined to Pittsburgh or Philadelphia. It’s a statewide crisis.
By Jessica Li
Students Need More Support and Compassion, Not Increased Punishment
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives of people around the globe, particularly for children.
By Ghadah Makoshi
A Bad Deal: A Proposal in Clearfield County Would Allow Biden Administration to Expand Immigration Detention in PA
Fighting against new and repurposed immigration detention centers in Pennsylvania is beginning to feel like a horrible game of whack-a-mole.
By Vanessa Stine, Erika Guadalupe Núñez
Central York Students Deserve to Learn America’s Real History
How does the school board expect Central students to grow when they are educated on a partial, obscured, whitewashed understanding of the history of America?
With Abortion Access in Question, It’s Time to Show Up
For those of us who care about abortion access, the news out of Texas this month has been terrifying.
By Julie Zaebst
I Support Victims’ Rights. And I Oppose Marsy’s Law.
I have seen the criminal legal system from every angle imaginable.
Remembering Babette Josephs
ACLU-PA staff and board members shared their reflections about Representative Babette Josephs after hearing the news of her passing.
Why “stop and frisk” should not be used for petty offenses
If you are regularly stopped by the Philadelphia police, you are probably a Black man. If you are not regularly stopped by police, you should watch this video of a stop by Philadelphia police. Go on, watch it. I’ll wait.
By Mary Catherine Roper
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